Home » Food » By Type of Dish » Snacks » Christmas Cheese Ball Christmas Cheese Ball November 20, 2023 by Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet · 36 CommentsAs an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.See my disclosure policy.This “ultimate” Christmas Cheese Ball recipe features bacon, dried cranberries, blue cheese, Cheddar cheese, green onions, and pecans.  It showcases the traditional Christmas colors all wrapped up in one incredibly delicious cheese ball that’s guaranteed to be a hit at your next get-together!  Savory, sweet, salty and PACKED with FLAVOR, it’s simply irresistible! The cheese ball needs to make a comeback.  But not as a repetition of history.  No, the cheese balls of yesteryear deservedly earned a bad rap.

 You know the ones:  A mass of sticky artificial orange industrial goo (ie, Velveeta) squished into a ball, rolled in some nuts and served with crackers.  By the time this round object masquerading as cheese had been sitting at room temperature for 37 minutes it became so unappetizing in appearance that the party guests began drifting further and further away from the table.  Yes, that’s the one.  That cheese ball needs to make a permanent exit.Fortunately in recent years cream cheese has taken the place of the unidentifiable orange stuff.

 Its tangy, neutral flavor is the perfect base for any number of fun flavor combinations.I think I’ve only ever made a grand total of four cheese balls in my life.  But this Chr

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