| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 8 hr 35 min |
| Prep: | 15 min |
| Inactive: | 8 hr |
| Cook: | 20 min |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups whole natural almonds
- 1 (8-ounce) package of cream cheese
- 1/2 cup real mayonnaise
- 3 crispy cooked bacon slices, crumbled
- 1/2 teaspoon dill weed
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped green onion
- Sprigs, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
- Place and spread all the almonds on a cookie sheet or in a shallow pan, pushing the almonds around until they turn color, about 20 minutes.
- Mix together the cream cheese and the mayonnaise. Add the bacon, salt and pepper, dill, and onion. Chill overnight.
- On a serving platter, make 2 pine cone shapes with the cheese. Begin to press the almonds at a slight angle into the cheese, starting at the narrow end of the pine cone shape.
- Do this in rows, continuing to overlap rows until all the cheese is covered. Garnish with fake sprigs, or real ones, or with rosemary.
- Serve at room temperature and spread on crackers.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 344 |
| Total Fat | 33 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 6 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 2 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 40 mg |
| Sodium | 254 mg |
Reviews
Great recipe
This recipe is right on. This cheese ball has become a standard recipe for our family during the holidays.
This is the best cheeseball recipe ever! Lots of rave reviews. At the holidays, it is beautiful to look at–looks like a pinecone. For the rest of the year, I need to figure out something else to put on the outside. Guess just slivered or chopped almonds would do>
I really liked this recipe but I did ramp it up a little. I added more green onion and about a teaspoon of dehydrated onion, fresh dill and parsley. I used hickory flavored almonds but did not re roast them.I also added about 1 cup of old cheddar. In future I would omit the mayo and replace it with sour cream. I find mayo leaves an aftertaste.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe. Delicious!
I made two of these, one with bacon, and one with pepperoni. Both were delicious! I think next time I will doctor it up a bit more, maybe with some garlic and onion. Will definitely make this again…super easy!
This was as good to eat as to look at. I got a lot of compliments from this one.
Delicious!! I took it to my friend’s for Christmas Eve and everybody loved it!! Thanks!
It was good.
Wanted to make a cheese ball this Christmas and searched for the perfect recipe. This not only was delicious (i only added half the dill but it was also a beautiful piece for the table. Many thumbs up on this one!!!!!!!!