Pineapple Fruit Cheese Ball Recipes

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.

PINEAPPLE CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, celery, bell pepper, onion, and crushed pineapple. Divide the mixture in half and form two balls out of the mixture. Roll each ball in the pecans. Chill until ready to serve.

PINEAPPLE CREAM CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• 1. Open packages of cream cheese and place in bowl. Start draining the pineapple right away and get as much of the juice separated from the fruit as you can.
• 2. Mix the powdered sugar into the cream cheese, using your hand which should be gloved. A mixer will work too, but you would need to clean off the paddle. The hand works really good on these cheese balls.
• 3. Add the chopped up nuts and mix it very good with hand. Assuming the pineapple has been drained from the juice, add it last and mix thoroughly a few minutes.
• 4. Form into a nice round ball, and roll in crushed up nuts...Refrigerate to firm up and serve with crackers of any type, or cut up fruit and spread the cheese on it. Very good...a crowd pleaser for sure.

PINEAPPLE PECAN CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Stir in the pineapple, green pepper, onions, seasonings and 1/2 cup pecans. Place on a sheet of plastic wrap; shape into a ball. Refrigerate overnight. , Just before serving, roll cheese ball in remaining pecans. Serve with crackers.

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.

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.

CHERRY / PINEAPPLE CHRISTMAS CHEESE-BALL

Steps:

• 1. soften cream cheese to room temperature, then mix by hand or with mixer
• 2. add 1/2 cup drained, chopped maraschino cherries and gently stir
• 3. add 1 small can pineapple tidbits (chopped finely) and drained
• 4. Mix the above ingredients all together and form a ball. I like to allow enough time to leave in refrigerator overnight.
• 5. When mixture is removed and thoroughly chilled form a nice cheese ball to then be rolled in your choice of coconut or sliced almonds. the preference is yours
• 6. Serve the above cheeseball with your favorite cracker. I like to sit it on a Christmas dish surround by animal cracker (iced or plain) and or graham crackers! Enjoy

WARM BACON CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8 x 8 inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Cook 8 strips of bacon to desired crispiness (get the instructions HERE for our favorite way to cook bacon). Crumble 6 strips of bacon and set aside the other two strips for later.
• In a medium bowl, mix together crumbled bacon, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese, mayonnaise, 2 of the green onions, garlic powder, and onion powder.
• Spread mixture in prepared 8 x 8 inch pan and cook for 10 minutes, then stir. Crumble the two remaining bacon strips and top the bacon cheese mixture with the bacon crumbles and remaining green onion. Cook for 5 more minutes, then remove from oven and serve with your favorite assorted crackers.