Easy Cranberry Pecan Holiday Cheese Ball Recipe
Cream cheese and shredded cheese combined with fresh herbs, cranberries, and pecans. Rolled in a cranberry pecan mixture. This holiday cheese ball is great with warm bread, crackers, or fresh veggies.
Ingredients
- 8 oz. Cream cheese, softened
- 8 oz. Mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 3/4 cup Dried cranberries
- 3/4 cup Pecans
- 4-5 sprigs Fresh thyme or rosemary
- 1 tsp Kosher salt
- Fresh cracked black pepper
- Crackers or bread for serving
Instructions
- Finely chop the pecans, cranberries, and fresh thyme by hand or use a food processor to pulse until the mixture is fine and uniform in size. Set aside 1/4 cup of the cranberry pecan mixture.
- In a large mixing bowl combine cream cheese, mozzarella, and the prepared cranberry pecan mixture. Season with salt and pepper, mix until evenly combined.
- Use your hands to roll the cheese ball into a circle and roll into the reserved cranberry pecan mixture, press gently to ensure the cheese ball is evenly coated. Serve immediately with crackers or warm bread or chill until ready to serve, this can be made ahead of time and kept in the fridge.
Notes
*This cheese ball is best served at room temperature so the cheese is soft and spreadable.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 181kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 6gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 371mgPotassium: 72mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 364IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 173mgIron: 0.3mg