Christmas Cheese Ball
The most adorable Christmas appetizer featuring a cream cheese and Parmesan snowman and toasted baguette.
Servings: 6 people
Equipment
Ingredients
- 250 grams cream cheese (I used Rondelé)
- 50 grams Parmesan or Grana Padano
- 1 baguette
- fresh basil leaves
- 1 pretzel stick
- 1 small carrot
- 1 small cucumber
- 10 peppercorns
Instructions
- Set aside 1/4 teaspoon of cream cheese to decorate the snowman.
- Place just over half of the cream cheese on a piece of plastic wrap and wrap it into a ball.
- Repeat with the smaller half.
- Grate the Parmesan finely.
- Roll the balls into the grated cheese and place them next to each other on a platter. Flatten them slightly.
- Top with peppercorn for the eyes, mouth, and buttons.
- Trim a small triangle out of carrot for the nose.
- Arrange two basil leaves as a scarf between the cheese balls.
- Halve the pretzel stick and insert it into the larger ball to make the arms.
- Trim two basil leaves into a glove shape, and top these onto the pretzel arms with the leftover cream cheese.
- Slice and peel the end of a cucumber.
- Trim off the rounded tip and remove a small section between the top part of the hat and the bottom to make the hat. Hold it in place with a toothpick.
- Serve with sliced, toasted baguette.
Video
Notes
Be sure to remove the toothpick before eating!
Nutrition
Calories: 294kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 529mg | Potassium: 179mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2037IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 190mg | Iron: 2mg