Pinecone Cheese Ball

By tschnet1

Ingredients

• 250 g cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups Tex Mex shredded cheese
• 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp Tabasco
• 2 tbsp canned green chilies
• 1/3 cup almond slices, toasted
• crackers

Details

Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 150mins

Preparation

Step 1

Process first 3 ingredients in food processor until well blended; spoon into freezer-proof container. Stir in chilies. Freeze 20 minutes or until firm enough to handle.

Shape into 4" oval on sheet of waxed paper. Insert nuts in rows to completely cover cream cheese mixture to resemble pine cone. Transfer to serving plate.

Refrigerate 2 hours. Remove from fridge 15 minutes before serving. Let stand at room temperature to soften slightly.

Serve with crackers.