I was browsing the CRAFT zine blog the other day and came across this post with a cheeseball snowman and I couldn’t get it out of my head! I knew I had to make one. I made up my own cheeseball recipe instead of the pickle one she used in the post. It’s hard to find a decent pickle in this country, and I’m not sure if I’ve ever even SEEN pickle relish here before!
My Version of a Cheeseball Snowman
- 3 blocks (200 grams) cream cheese +100 grams softened and whipped cream cheese, set aside
- 150 grams shredded cheese (I used a cheddar/swiss/something else that was probably Gouda mix)
- 50 grams bacon bits (or fry up your own bacon until it’s really crispy and crumble it up)
- 2 green onions, sliced finely
- 2-3 cloves garlic, minced You can add other various herbs and spices to get it to taste how you like, but the above ingredients are a good start.
Mix all ingredients (except whipped cream cheese) together and mold into one large ball and one small ball. Refrigerate until firm.
Put the small ball on top of the larger ball, snowman style, and spread the softened cheese over the top until it looks smooth and pretty!
Now comes the fun part! Use your imagination, but here’s what I did:
- Arms- pretzel sticks
- Eyes & Buttons- Olives
- Nose- Teeny Pickle
- Mouth- cherry tomato, seeded and sliced into a smile
- Scarf & Hat- long strip of carrot (use your veggie peeler) and small slice from the fat end of the carrot and a slightly larger chunk from the thin end
Check out Tasty Tuesday at Balancing Beauty and Bedlam for more yummy eats!
17 comments:
How adorable almost to cute to eat! Almost, I love cheeselogs but I didn't make one this year.
He looks very tasty!
Erika
I love this! How creative are you?!
Yours is WAY cuter. This inspires me to consider a cheese PUMPKIN for our Halloween party next year :)
Bah! I love it! Going in my filebox of ideas for next year. I just laughed when I saw it. What creative people there are out there!
Adorable!!!! Sounds good to me.
Happy anniversary! Stopping by from SITS to say yum! I've never made a cheeseball before, but it sure sounds good!
Love it! I think he should be paired with these little penguin guys that I'm dying to make.
http://kuriositaetenladen.blogspot.com/2009/10/pinguine-in-kulinarischer-mission.html
So cute!
He is so cute! I love that he looks a little melted.
He's adorable AND I crave his company!!
How adorable! And the recipe sounds delicous, too.
I don't know why I find him hilarious!
So cute!!
Happy New Year and thank you for visiting on my special SITS day!!
HEllo mub, cute snowman! :)..wish you a very very happy new year 2010!
He is too cute! :D
I will definitely be making your cheese ball for Christmas Day Reveillon next year! Actually the recipe looks so good - I may not wait that long!
Now, I would make this :) Had to laugh at the pickle comment lol
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