The Perfect Fall Cheese Ball
This is the cheese ball that will get your friends asking:Â 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!
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!
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How to Make The Perfect Fall Cheese Ball
- 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!
I love how much the girls and Darryl enjoyed the cheese ball! Hope you enjoy it too!
The Perfect Fall Cheese Ball
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Ingredients
- 16 oz 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
Instructions
- 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!
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Nutrition
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Would it work w green onion? Looks like you used white. I’m not a cook but I have had some great cheese balls w green onion and wasn’t sure if that would work w this one.
I made this over Halloween, and my family liked it so much I’m making it again for Christmas, tomorrow. I wanted a little more salsa flavor so I added a can of Rotel, which I drained, squeezed through a colander, then dried with paper towels. I’m going to try to make a tree decorated with cilantro and pepitas as with a small pepper star.
I made this for a Halloween party last night and it was a huge hit. I used the whipped tub type of cream cheese and it firmed up just fine. So much easier to work with than the block kind. Also, I used chopped green onions because I had them on hand, worked just fine. I do think, however, that 2 cups of crushed Doritos for the coating is way too much. I coated mine very thick and still had a cup of crumbs leftover. I added more cumin and other Tex-Mex spices (chili powder, red pepper) to add more spice. GREAT RECIPE, everyone loved it and it was so cute. Thanks!
I haven’t made this, but I ate it and loved it. Making for a party on Saturday. I’ll share the goodness!!
Just finished making this cheese ball going to a Halloween party this evening… will update with how it went over with the guests…
I loved this recipe is so tasty., My family and guest love it. To better shape the cheeseball to look like a pumpkin, roll it
in a ball ,wrap it up in the plastic them
use rubber bands 4 of them to make
the indentation of the shape of the pumpkin then refrigerate.
Then add the finishing touches with the
crumbled chips and stem.