Fruit Shaped Cheese Balls Recipes

FRUIT AND CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• With a mixer, combine cream cheese, orange juice and pudding mix until well blended. Gently stir in drained fruit cocktail.
• Shape into two small or one large ball. Wrap the ball(s) in plastic wrap and place into a rounded bowl similar in size to the shape of your ball. Chill for several hours until firm.
• When ready to serve, place the almonds in a shallow bowl and carefully roll the fruit and cheese ball in the nuts to evenly coat. Place the ball on a serving platter, sprinkling more of the nuts as needed to coat the fruit and cheese.
• Serve with crackers.

FRUIT-SHAPED CHEESE BALLS

Steps:

• Mix blue cheese, cheese spread, cream cheese and Worcestershire sauce in medium bowl with fork until blended. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours until chilled.
• Divide cheese mixture in half. Shape 1 half into a ball on waxed paper. Sprinkle another piece of waxed paper with paprika. Roll cheese ball in paprika, coating completely. Mold into apple shape.
• Shape other half of cheese mixture into a ball on waxed paper. Shake Parmesan cheese and food color in covered container until cheese is evenly colored. Sprinkle another piece of waxed paper with cheese. Roll cheese ball in Parmesan cheese, coating completely. Mold into pear shape.
• Make small depression in apple and pear for stem ends. Cut 2 small pieces from cinnamon stick. Insert cinnamon stick pieces for apple and pear stems. Insert lemon leaf in apple. Brush oil over small piece of brown paper; cut into leaf shape. Insert leaf in pear. Serve with crackers.

DRIED FRUIT CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a medium bowl combine cream cheese and honey; beat until smooth. Stir in cheese and chopped fruit; mix well.
• Form into a ball and roll in chopped nuts. Chill for at least 3 hours.

MIXED FRUIT CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, cheddar cheese, sour cream and coriander blended. Stir in fruit. Shape into a ball; roll in pecans. Wrap tightly in plastic. Chill until serving. Serve with apples and crackers.

CURRIED CHEESE BALL WITH FRUIT

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat all ingredients except peanuts, apples and pears with electric mixer on medium speed 2 to 3 minutes until well mixed and fluffy.
• Spoon cheese mixture onto plastic wrap; shape into a ball. Coat cheese ball with peanuts. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Serve with apple and pear slices.

DRIED FRUIT CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Mix everything together except nuts and roll into a ball.
• Roll cheese ball into chopped nuts (about 1 cup)of your choice, walnuts or pecans.
• Chill until ready to use.
• Jean said the recipe called for 1- 8 ounce pack of cream cheese but she likes to use 2.

PINEAPPLE CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, pineapple, green pepper, onion and seasoned salt until blended. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Shape into a ball (mixture will be soft); coat in walnuts. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Serve with crackers and vegetables.

FRUITY CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Combine Cheddar cheese and cream cheese in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add pineapple and ginger; mix well. Chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
• Shape cheese mixture into a ball and roll in crushed sunflower seeds.

PINEAPPLE FRUIT CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Let cream cheese soften prior to mixing (30 minutes to 1 hour). Combine first 3 ingredients, and shape into ball.
• Wrap with Saran Wrap. Chill and serve with graham crackers.
• This recipe can be made 2 days prior to serving.