How to Make a Blue Cheese Cheese Ball
Savory, creamy and bold— follow these simple steps at home to make this blue cheese cheese ball with cream cheese and sour cream. It's a seriously easy appetizer for parties and entertaining! For best results, chill the prepared cheese ball in the refrigerator for 1 hour before serving.
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Makes: servings
Equipment
- bowls
- hand mixer
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 8 ounces blue cheese, room temperature
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 5 tablespoons finely chopped parsley, divided
- 3 tablespoons chopped green onions
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¾ cup walnut or almond halves
Instructions
- Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy, about 1 minute.
- Crumble blue cheese into bowl and add, sour cream, 3 tablespoons parsley, green onions, lemon juice, and pepper. Mix together on low speed until uniform.
- Form cheese mixture into a ball and wrap tightly in parchment paper. Chill for at least 1 hour.
- While the cheese mixture is chilling, toast the nuts. Bake at 350 degrees on a baking sheet until browned, about 10 minutes.
- Once nuts have cooled, roughly chop them and mix with the remaining 2 tablespoons parsley.
- Unwrap the ball, reshape if desired, and roll in the chopped nuts and parsley until evenly coated.
- Serve at room temp with your favorite crackers!
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Nutrition
Calories: 152kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 299mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 478IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 122mg | Iron: 1mg
