Party Cheese Ball | Vintage Betty Crocker Recipes

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

chopped nuts

🥗Healthier: seeds

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Seeds provide crunch and are often cheaper than nuts

shredded cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while processed cheese is often cheaper

Mince a quarter cup of onion as finely as possible.

Grate a block of cheddar cheese until you have about 5 ounces.

Soften 2 packages of cream cheese at room temperature for about an hour.

Add the softened cream cheese to a mixing bowl.

Add 3 ounces of blue cheese (or less to taste) to the mixing bowl.

Add the grated cheddar cheese to the mixing bowl.

Add the quarter cup of minced onion to the mixing bowl.

Add 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce to the mixing bowl.

Mix the ingredients together using a spatula to combine before using a hand mixer.

Beat the mixture with a hand mixer until light and fluffy.

Refrigerate the cheese mixture for 3 hours to firm it up.

After chilling, remove the cheese mixture from the fridge and shape it into a large ball with clean hands.

Place the cheese ball on a serving tray.

Prepare decorations using green bell peppers and roasted pimento for visual appeal.

Cut the green bell peppers into shapes for decorations, including Christmas trees.

Use a small circle cutter to create decorative shapes from the pimento.

Assemble the decorations on the cheese ball as desired.

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