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A festive Holiday Cheese Ball appetizer is shaped like a snowman, complete with a cucumber hat, carrot nose, pepper eyes and buttons, basil leaf scarf, and served alongside toasted baguette slices on a plate.
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Holiday Cheese Ball

The most adorable Christmas appetizer featuring a cream cheese and Parmesan snowman and toasted baguette.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cheese ball, festive platters
Servings: 6 people

Equipment

  • toothpick

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

  • 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 some 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 (be careful not to eat it).
  • Slice and toast the baguette. Place these around the snowman.
  • Serve.

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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