This is no ordinary cheese ball.
This is the cheese ball that will get your friends asking:
How did you do that?
As soon as September rolled in, I couldn’t wait to get into the Fall mode. I LOVE Fall, LOVE Halloween and LOVE Thanksgiving. So, I couldn’t wait to share this fun Fall Appetizer with you! The idea for this recipe came from the most recent Food Network Magazine.
We are huge fans of cheese balls, so I knew this recipe would go over well in my household. I was right.. young and old devoured this cheese ball. Best of all, it was soooooo EASY to make. Make sure to add this simple appetizer recipe to your Fall Party list!
- 16oz cream cheese, room temp
- 2 cups cheddar cheese
- 3 tbsp minced onion
- 3 tbsp salsa
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 2 cups nacho cheese chips, crumbled
- top of 1 bell pepper for stem garnish
2. Scoop mixture onto plastic wrap and use wrap to form a ball and chill for at least 2 hours.
3. When ready to serve, roll ball into the crushed nacho chips and place bell pepper stem on top. Serve with chips, vegetables or pretzels!
- 16oz cream cheese, room temp
- 2 cups cheddar cheese
- 3 tbsp minced onion
- 3 tbsp salsa
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 2 cups nacho cheese chips, crumbled
- top of 1 bell pepper for stem garnish
- With a mixer, combine cream cheese, cheddar, onion, salsa and cumin. Mix until creamy.
- Scoop mixture onto plastic wrap and use wrap to form a ball and chill for at least 2 hours.
- When ready to serve, roll ball into the crushed nacho chips and place bell pepper stem on top. Serve with chips, vegetables or pretzels!
So adorable! I love Autumn and Halloween!
Erin – ekcantcook.blogspot.com
LOVE IT!! This is definitely going in my recipe box, thanks!
So cute!
what a great recipe! I cant wait to try this in the fall
Just print it out, looks simple. Thanks for sharing!
You could make it vegan by using Tofutti Better Than Cream Cheese (which lives up to its name!) flavoured with wonderful herbs and spices and leaving out the cheddar. Very cute idea! Thanks!
I love this! How clever using crushed chips to coat it! Jen
This is awesome! I am pinning and sharing on my FB page!
THANK YOU soooo much for sharing!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this adorable, and I’m sure delicious idea!
It sure is delicious! Thank you so much for stopping by!
Great idea! Pinned
. I also liked you on Facebook 
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Can you eat this with crackers too?
Absolutely! Crackers, chips, vegetables, pretzels…the options are ENDLESS!
This is chilling in the fridge as I type this. I am so excited to bring it to a party tomorrow night. I added a little dark beer, so hopefully it isn’t too liquid-y… Either way I’m sure it will be delicious!
Sweet! I make a beer dip that is similar to this cheese ball recipe. I bet your ball will turn out GREAT! YUM
Kara, How did it turn out with the beer? And how much did you put in it?
Kara, How did it turn out with the beer? And how much did you put in it?
I’m going to a halloween party this weekend and want to bring this cheese ball. There will be 25-30 people should I double the recipe? If so are two smaller balls better than one large one?
I like the idea of doing 2 small balls. You could keep one chilling for when the first one is gone. Or, you could also play around with a second flavor? Maybe make one spicy by adding some red pepper flakes or some hot sauce to the mix? Hope you have fun at your party! XO
Thank you
I like the idea of adding some spice to it.
It came out great! After seeing how big the first one was I didn’t need the second one. Everyone loved it.
When making this for people with allergies, do you have any suggestions on how to make a crust that would still be orange without using something with wheat or grains in it? Like nuts of some sort?
I think sunflower seeds would look cool! You could add some orange bell pepper cut outs to make a jack ‘o lantern face to give it a touch of orange.
I made it and it was great, the crushed doritoes are a nice touch!
I loved this. My cream cheese was slightly softer than what I thought was good for a cheeseball so I thinned it out just a little more with greek yogurt, added 1/2 tsp of chili powder and dubbed it taco dip. Thanks for the inspiration. Next time I will use a different brand of cream cheese so I can do the cheeseball because I think it is SO stinking cute.