Snowman Cheese Ball

By ellenbalizabeth

This creative and cute snowman cheese ball is a great appetizer that will get all your guests munching away at Frosty the Snowman. This Snowman Cheese Ball makes the perfect festive appetizer for your winter holiday parties. Filled with the yummy flavors of red pepper sauce, yellow mustard, whipped cream cheese, and basil pesto, this snowman is sure to impress all of your guests.

Ingredients

• 4 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
• 2 tablespoons basil pesto
• 1 tablespoon grated onion
• 1/4 teaspoon yellow mustard
• 2 drops red pepper sauce
• 1 (4-ounce) container whipped cream cheese, softened
• decorations, if desired
• assorted crackers, if desired

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 1080mins
Adapted from bettycrocker.com

Preparation

Step 1

Mix 3 packages cream cheese and the Cheddar cheese; divide into 3 equal parts. Combine 2 parts to equal two-thirds of mixture; mix in pesto. Mix onion, mustard and pepper sauce into remaining one-third mixture.

Cover each cheese mixture and refrigerate about 4 hours or until firm enough to shape. Shape each cheese mixture into ball. Wrap each ball, label and freeze.

About 12 hours before serving, remove balls from freezer. Thaw in wrappers in refrigerator.

Arrange balls on serving plate with smaller ball on top for head of snowman. Frost snowman with whipped cream cheese before serving. Decorate as desired. Serve with crackers. Store covered in refrigerator.