| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 50 min |
| Prep: | 20 min |
| Inactive: | 30 min |
| Yield: | 10 servings |
Ingredients
- Three 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
- 3 cups shredded aged Cheddar
- 1 cup grated romano
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 cups toasted pecans, finely chopped in a food processor
- 1 cup dried cranberries, chopped in a food processor
- Sriracha sauce
- Chips, veggies or hunks of crusty French bread, for serving
Instructions
- Combine the cream cheese, Cheddar, romano, sour cream, hot sauce and Worcestershire in a bowl. Using a handheld mixer, whip until combined. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper if necessary.
- Plop the cheese mixture onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and cover in plastic wrap. Using your hands, mold the cheese into a football shape. Remove the plastic, cover evenly with the nuts and cranberries and, using Sriracha, draw football laces on top. Set in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to firm up.
- Serve with chips, veggies or hunks of crusty French bread.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 10 servings |
| Calories | 718 |
| Total Fat | 63 g |
| Saturated Fat | 26 g |
| Carbohydrates | 24 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 16 g |
| Protein | 19 g |
| Cholesterol | 126 mg |
| Sodium | 650 mg |
Reviews
So I’ve made this recipe twice. As it is written I give it 3 stars. As written I didn’t feel it was very spicy and didn’t really care for the cranberries. I made these changes the second time and my co workers said it was the best cheese ball they ever had. I used diced pepperoni instead of cranberries. I added a can of diced jalapeños and doubled the Worcestershire sauce. Coated it with chopped bacon and almonds.
Yes. Just yes!!!
just doesn’t look appetizing!
No
Easy and tasty, and you can still maintain a football shaped cheeseball even if you omit or add ingredients to adjust the flavor to your liking