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Ingredients
- BASE RECIPE:
- Makes three 4-inch cheeseballs; serves 8 to 10
- 1/2 - 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 3 - 3 packages cream cheese (8 ounces each)
- 2 - 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 - 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 5 - 5 dashes hot sauce (such as Tabasco)
- 1/2 - 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/4 - 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
- CHEDDAR AND CRANBERRY:
- 8 - 8 ounces sharp orange cheddar cheese, finely shredded
- 2 - 2 tablespoons store-bought chutney
- 3/4 - 3/4 cup dried cranberries, finely chopped
- - Water crackers, for serving
- ROQUEFORT AND WALNUT:
- 6 - 6 ounces Roquefort cheese
- 1 - 1 shallot, minced (about 1 tablespoon)
- 2 - 2 teaspoons brandy (optional)
- 1 - 1 cup toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped
- - Vegetable chips (such as Terra Chips Sweets & Beets), for serving
- GOAT CHEESE AND SCALLIONS:
- 8 - 8 ounces goat cheese
- 2 - 2 tablespoons finely chopped scallions
- 1/3 - 1/3 cup fresh curly-leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 1 - 1 English cucumber, cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices, for serving
Preparation
Step 1
1. Put butter, cream cheese, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt, and pepper into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until combined. Divide equally among 3 medium bowls.
2. Stir cheddar cheese and chutney with base mixture in the first bowl. Form into a ball. If not using immediately, refrigerate up to 3 days or freeze up to 1 month. Roll cheese ball in cranberries to coat before serving. Serve with crackers.
3. Stir blue cheese and shallot with base mixture in second bowl; add brandy, if desired. Form into a ball. If not using immediately, refrigerate up to 3 days; freeze up to 1 month. Roll in walnuts to coat before serving. Serve with chips.
4. Stir goat cheese and scallions with base mixture in remaining bowl. Form into a ball. If not using immediately, refrigerate up to 3 days or freeze up to 1 month. Roll in parsley to coat before serving. Serve with cucumber slices.