Pineapple Cheese Ball
This Pineapple Cheese Ball is the perfect recipe for your party. This easy spin on the classic cheese ball recipe is our new favorite!
Servings: 20 people
Calories: 148kcal
Ingredients
- 16 ounces cream cheese room temperature (454 grams)
- 1 1/2 cups white cheddar cheese shredded (169.5 grams)
- 8.25 ounces crushed pineapple drained very well, see my tips here (234 grams before draining)
- 1/4 cup green onions diced small
- 1/4 cup roasted red bell peppers drained very well and diced small (37.2 grams)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3/4 cup toasted pecans (or candied) chopped small, if you are serving someone with a nut allergy, please see note 1 (85.5 grams)
Instructions
- In a large bowl beat the cream cheese. Then mix in the shredded cheese, pineapple, green onions, peppers, and garlic powder.16 ounces cream cheese, 1 1/2 cups white cheddar cheese, 8.25 ounces crushed pineapple, 1/4 cup green onions, 1/4 cup roasted red bell peppers, 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Spread out a large piece of plastic wrap. Place the mixture into the middle of it and use the plastic wrap to form it into a ball. Chill for 8 hours.
- Before serving, remove the plastic wrap. Then, coat the cheese ball with the pecans, making sure that the nuts completely coat the outside of the pineapple cheeseball.3/4 cup toasted pecans (or candied)
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Notes
If you are serving someone with a nut allergy, you will want to make this easy cheese ball recipe without pecans. Below are some alternatives for what to roll a cream cheese ball in. I suggest mixing and matching them.
- Fresh parsley
- Diced green onions
- Minced chives
- Diced roasted red peppers
- Bacon bits
- Toasted breadcrumbs
- Parmesan cheese
Nutrition
Calories: 148kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 151mg | Potassium: 74mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 419IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 0.2mg