Appetizer

Blue Cheese Ball (Overnight)

Serving Suggestion

Serve with wheat thins or thin table water crackers.  Goes great with wine!

Time

Prep: 10 minutes              Ready In: 8 hour 10 minutes (chills overnight)

Ingredients

  • 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1 c crumbled blue cheese
  • 1 c shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (or 7 oz aged Kaukauna cheddar cheese spread or “Old English” cheese)
  • ¼ c minced onion
  • 1 T Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 c chopped walnuts (or pecans)

Prep/Equipment

  • Medium bowl
  • Medium bowl lined with plastic wrap
  • Dinner plate
  • Serving plate

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, stir together the cream cheese, blue cheese, Cheddar cheese, onion, and Worcestershire sauce. Transfer to a separate bowl that has been lined with plastic wrap.  Cover and refrigerate overnight.
  2. The next day, gather the cream cheese mixture into a ball. Spread the walnuts out on a dinner/serving plate.  Roll the cheese ball in nuts until coated.  Refrigerate or transfer to serving plate and serve immediately.

Notes/Suggestion

  1. Aged Kaukana cheddar cheese spread makes this fabulous!
  2. Optionally, roll in walnuts and wrap in plastic wrap, tied with a bow, before placing in the fridge overnight (step 1). Then, it’s ready to transport to anyone’s house the next day.