Special Cheese Balls

Name: Special Cheese Balls
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 cheese balls (2 cups each).
Ingredients: 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened; 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese; 2 cups shredded mild cheddar cheese; 4 ounces crumbled blue cheese; 4-1/2 teaspoons prepared horseradish; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon onion powder; 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/3 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted; 1/3 cup finely chopped salted peanuts; Assorted crackers, grapes and apple slices

—Margaret B. Nichols, White Hall, Illinois

Ingredients

2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 cups shredded mild cheddar cheese
4 ounces crumbled blue cheese
4-1/2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/3 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted
1/3 cup finely chopped salted peanuts
Assorted crackers, grapes and apple slices

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the cheeses, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, onion powder and garlic powder. Shape into two balls. Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
Combine pecans and peanuts; press onto cheese balls. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Serve with crackers, grapes and/or apple slices.

Nutrition Facts

2 tablespoons: 110 calories, 9g fat (6g saturated fat), 27mg cholesterol, 174mg sodium, 1g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 5g protein.

Originally published as Special Cheese Ball in Country Woman Christmas 2006

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misswen

Jan 3, 2014

I had high hopes for this cheeseball, as I was trying to locate a "secret recipe" from one our neighbor gives us every year. The 4-1/2 teaspoons of horseradish is WAY overpowering...that's all you can taste...it even overpowers the blue cheese. I may try again and knock it down to one or one and a half. Maybe this is a type-o in the recipe?
Helen23

Feb 6, 2010

This is an excellent cheeseball. Could eat it any time of the year.