PINEAPPLE CHEESE BALL
This retro pineapple cheese ball is complete of sweet and savory flavors like inexperienced onion, pineapple, crimson bell pepper, seasoned cream cheese, and chopped pecans.
I love serving up precise flavor mixtures, and one of the first-class (and easiest!) approaches to do that is blending up sweet and savory tastes.
And that’s precisely what this pineapple cheese ball does, in all its unfashionable style glory. the wonder of the pineapple reacts with the cream cheese, peppers, and onions in all of the high-quality methods, providing you with a fun dip to serve and experience for any occasion.
INGREDIENTS
- 16 oz cream cheese softened
- 8 oz crushed pineapple thoroughly drained
- 1/2 cup red bell pepper chopped
- 1/2 cup green onion chopped
- 1 tsp seasoned salt
- 1 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- crackers for dipping
INSTRUCTIONS
- The usage of a stand mixer (or a hand mixer + large bowl), whip cream cheese until clean, about 2 to 4 minutes.
- flip off mixer and add pineapple, purple bell pepper, green onion, seasoned salt to bowl. Use a spatula to softly fold all the substances collectively until very well mixed.
- Lay out a piece of plastic wrap on a flat surface, then scoop the cheese ball mixture within the center. Pull up the perimeters of the plastic wrap to cowl the cheese aggregate, confining it to the middle. as soon as absolutely wrapped in plastic, use your palms to clean the cheese right into a ball shape. If wanted, use a second piece of plastic wrap to cozy the ends.
- location wrapped cheese ball in the fridge until firm, at the least 2 to 3 hours.
- when geared up to serve, spread out chopped pecans on a flat surface. Roll the cheese ball in pecans, using your palms to press and stick the pecans to the cheese.
- Serve pineapple cheese ball without delay with crackers for dipping.
