Christmas Cheese Ball

Do you enjoy cheese balls? A cheese ball is especially nice to serve at Christmas time--something a little different to add to the festivities. This Christmas cheese ball is sure to please. It is made with Hellman's mayonnaise and the addition of chopped walnuts gives it the wow factor.

Cheese Ball Recipe

• 1 8oz. pkg. cream cheese

• 1/4 cup Hellman's mayonnaise

• 1/2 small tin of ground ham (flake with a fork)

• 1/4 tsp. Tabasco sauce or a couple of drops of hot sauce

• 1 tsp. minced onion or dried onion flakes or chopped chives

• 1-2 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley (optional)

• 1/2 cup or more of chopped walnuts

• paprika

Mix cream cheese, mayo, and ham together. Add Tabasco sauce, onion & paprika to taste. Mix in parsley or pat around outside of cheese ball. Coat the cheese ball with the chopped nuts until entire surface is covered. Chill.

You can make your Christmas cheese ball a day ahead and cover with a bowl. Treat as you would any dish with meat.

Christmas cheese balls can be served on a festive plate/platter and decorated with sprigs of ornamental holly or mistletoe.

A cheese ball server is ideal because these usually come with a cover.

An attractive looking holiday cheese ball server can be purchased for a reasonable price & if you do a lot of entertaining this may be a good convenient item for your kitchen.

Cheese balls servers look far more attractive then placing your cheese ball on a plate.

• Place chilled cheese ball on a decorative serving dish and surround with an assortment of crackers.
• Spread mixture on crackers or bread sticks.
• Dip raw vegetables into cheese ball

It is easy to make up a cheeseball for holiday entertaining and you'll wow your guests with the cheeseball pictured in this Hub. Most people enjoy dips and spreads, especially around the Holidays.