Making the Perfect Party Cheese Ball

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Low-fat cheese reduces fat content.

chopped nuts

🥗Healthier: seeds

💰Cheaper: toasted breadcrumbs

Seeds offer a nut-free alternative.

crackers

🥗Healthier: vegetable sticks

💰Cheaper: bread slices

Vegetable sticks provide a healthier, low-carb option.

Soften 2 8 oz bricks of cream cheese until spreadable.

Add Old English spread to the bowl and mix with a knife.

Chop blue cheese into smaller pieces and add 1/4 cup to the mixture.

Add 1/4 cup of garlic powder and 1 tablespoon of dried minced onion to the bowl.

Use a hand mixer to blend the ingredients until creamy and well incorporated.

Transfer the mixture into a smaller bowl lined with plastic wrap, leaving it loosely covered to allow air holes.

Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight to firm up the cheese ball.

After chilling, shape the cheese ball into a round form and place it on a serving plate.

Press 1 cup of chopped walnuts onto the top of the cheese ball, ensuring it sticks.

Arrange crackers around the cheese ball for serving.

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