By: Jill Mills Posted: Dec 4, 2020

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With Christmas just around the corner, I’m sure many of you have tons of plans to get together with friends and family to enjoy the holidays with. And, what better way to celebrate this season, then with tons of delicious food. This Christmas Snowman Cheese Ball Recipe will be a great addition to any meal you share with your loved ones.

Snowman Christmas Cheese Ball surrounded by crackers.

Snowman Cheese Ball

This Snowman Cheese Ball is extremely adorable and very festive. This recipe is super easy and simple to follow along with and the blend of ingredients fit so well together, The flavors are very good and one bite of it will just melt in your mouth. You can have this cheeseball with crackers, chips, bread, and more. This will with no doubt become a favorite, so keep this one handy.

Holidays are all about fun and festive appetizers that don’t take a long time to prepare. I think my favorite thing about this cheese ball is that it also works as a table decoration! How great is that! Plus it’s super cute! Appetizers and finger foods are always the perfect menu item to have for your holiday guests to nosh on. I love creating savory one or two-bite munchies to serve to my guests like these Coca-Cola Air Fryer Wings. Or my Toasted Ravioli is a tasty hors d’oeuvre that is a crowd-pleaser. And for the kids at your party that may have a pretty basic idea of what party food should be, my Mozzarella Cheese Sticks are perfect!

Ingredients

Cream Cheese – You will need this to be softened to room temperature.
Parmesan Cheese – This will add a nuttier cheesy flavor to the recipe.
Mozzarella Cheese – This will add a mild and fresh flavor to your recipe.
Monterey Jack Cheese – You can shred this at home or buy pre-shredded cheese from the store.
Worcestershire Sauce- This will add a delicious salt taste to your cheese ball.
Garlic Salt- The garlic salt will need to be coarse ground for this recipe.
Onion Powder- This will add a slight onion taste without using an actual onion.
Everything Bagel Seasoning- This will be a wonderful blend of spices to add additional flavor.
Pimentos- These are peppers and they will add a sweet and mild taste to the recipe.
Orange Marmalade- This will add a lovely citrus flavor to your cheese ball.
Black Olives – These will need to be cut into small pieces for decorating.
Carrot – The carrot will be used to decorate and be used for the snowman nose.
Red Pepper- This will be cut into a thin strip for the neck scarf of the snowman.

How to make a Christmas Cheese Ball Into a Snowman

Add the cream cheese, Parmesan, and Monterey Jack cheese into a mixing bowl and blend until smooth. Pour in the Worcestershire sauce, garlic salt, onion powder, everything bagel seasoning, pimentos, and the orange marmalade, and combine until well blended.

All your cheese ball ingredients in a large bowl.

Take the mixture out of the bowl and lay out a piece of parchment paper and set the cheese ball mix onto it. Begin to form the mixture into balls, form one into a medium-size and another into a smaller ball.

Using a skewer, begin to place the cheese balls. starting with the medium-sized ball, puncture with the skewer and then, place the smaller one on top.

Coat the balls in Mozzarella cheese and then, set on a plate to put into the fridge.

The finished cheese ball coated in Mozzarella cheese.

Begin to prepare your olives by cutting them into small pieces, and set aside.

Prepare your carrot nose by cutting the tip off a small carrot.

Slice a Red Pepper very thin to make a scarf for your little snowman.

Take out the cheese balls from the fridge and start placing the olives to make eyes, a mouth, and buttons. Push the carrot into the center of the face to make the nose, and wrap the red pepper scarf in between the small and medium ball.

Add crackers, Bagel Chips, Garlic Chips, or bread to a serving platter or plate for dipping or add the cheese ball onto the crackers and serve.

If you choose not to serve right away, make sure to place in the fridge or place in the fridge if there are any leftovers.

Enjoy!

What Cheeses Are Best for Cheese Balls?

The best cheese is all cheese, I must say. However, the cheese used in this recipe is the best for these cheese balls. The Parmesan, Monterey Jack, and Mozzarella it very well together and are the best choice to use,

What Should I Serve With This?

You can serve this cheese ball recipe with many things. For example, you can serve it with crackers, Bagel Chips, Garlic Chips, or bread. That way you can use them to dip in the cheese ball or spread the cheese onto the crackers.

Snowman Cheese Ball