Cherry Cheese Ball Recipes

CHERRY CHEESE LOG

Steps:

• Drain the cherries, then rinse them very well.
• Chop the cherries, rinse them again and dry them with a paper towel until the paper towel is not becoming red every time it touches them (the cherries must be very dry and well rinsed).
• In your stand mixer (or a large bowl with a hand mixer), beat the cream cheese, sugar, orange zest, and ground ginger until well combined then barely fold in the cherries.
• Scoop the cream cheese mixture onto a large 15x30 piece of plastic wrap.
• Shape the cream cheese into a log like mixture then close the plastic wrap over it and twist the edges in opposite directions until you have a tight log shape.
• Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Remove the cheese from the refrigerate and unroll from the plastic wrap then roll it in the pecan pieces until well coated.

CHERRY CHEESECAKE BALLS

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese, sugar, butter, and vanilla extract together in a bowl using an electric mixer. Beat in coconut and cherries.
• Drop batter by teaspoonfuls into graham cracker crumbs and form into balls; roll again and place on wax paper-lined baking sheets.
• Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.

PINEAPPLE CHERRY CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients well except almonds.
• Form into ball and roll into almonds.
• Makes 1 large or 2 small cheese balls.

CHERRY BALLS

Steps:

• Mix thoroughly butter, icing sugar, milk, almond extract and fine coconut.
• Roll each cherry in above mixture, then in graham wafer crumbs.