Snowman Cheese Ball
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups grated Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Celery, clove, pumpernickel slice, black olives, and carrot for decoration
Snowman Cheese Ball
Featured in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on November 27, 2013.
Ingredients:
Directions:
- In a food processor, combine cream cheese (reserve a spoonful for hat), 1/2 cup Monterey Jack, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Freeze until firm, 30 minutes.
- Shape mixture into 3 balls; roll balls in remaining Monterey Jack.
- Freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
- Just before serving, stack balls; secure with toothpicks.
- Use vegetable peeler to shave celery scarf; pin with clove.
- Cut bread into 1- and 1 1/2-inch rounds; glue hat together with cream cheese, then secure with toothpick.
- Punch dots from olives with plain round pastry tips, and cut end off carrot; press in place.
- Serve with crackers.
Makes 8 servings.
Approximate Nutrient Analysis per serving (not including salt and decoration):
270 calories, 26 g fat, 15 g saturated fat, 80 mg cholesterol, 300 mg sodium, 3 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 2 g sugar, 9 g protein
