The Classic Cheese Ball recipe has been around for many generations…and for good reason! It’s just so yummy! Perfect for the holidays, especially as guests start to arrive.
They will love this classic cheese ball, and just watch ’em dig in!
All of the ingredients of this amazing appetizer come together for a perfectly tantalizing taste sensation.
Be sure to select good quality cheddar cheese and Swiss cheese.
You can really taste the difference when you get top notch (and you don’t have to break the bank!).
Sit back and watch how much fun it is to make this ball of yumminess! WE LOVE IT!! (Of course, we’re a couple cheese balls at heart, so we may be a little partial).
Classic Cheese Ball has been making folks happy for generations. So let’s whip one up, friend!
Make sure the cream cheese is at room temp, then it all comes together very quickly.
Mixing the ingredients (everything but the pecans) is super easy with a stand mixer, but you could also use a wooden spoon and a little elbow grease!
Take about a cup of good quality pecans and chop them up so they aren’t too coarse, but still have some pecan chunks.
Then after forming the cheese mixture into a ball, spread the chopped pecans on parchment or wax paper, and roll the ball around until its covered in pecans!
Who doesn’t love a good cheese ball? You’ll probably also flip for our Homemade Biscotti with Pistachios and Dried Cherries!
This cheese ball is just perfect on a nice cracker.
Yum!
This cheese ball is also perfect on a stick of celery!
Super yum!
Now, go ahead and make this fantastic Classic Cheese Ball recipe!
Classic Cheese Ball
Ingredients
- 1 cup sharp Cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 cup Swiss cheese shredded
- 1 8 oz. package cream cheese, room temp.
- 2 tbsp fresh chives chopped
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
Instructions
- Place all ingredients, except pecans, in a large mixing bowl.
- Mix together with an electric mixer, or a wooden spoon, until well blended.
- On waxed paper, shape mixture into a ball.
- Roll ball in chopped pecans.
- Refrigerate until serving time.
- Serve with cracker and veggies.
Nutrition
Great for holidays easy to make
We have one every year now. I had to create a Christmas dinner a few years back when the wife was getting over hart surgery. This cheese ball was a big hit with the family.
Hi Mitch! Woo hoo! We are so so happy you are enjoying our cheese ball recipe! It really is perfect for the holidays! Thanks so much for sharing and we hope you and your loved ones have an extra special Christmas this year! All the best, Kris & Wesley
I love this cheese all! It’s a crowd pleaser for sure, and relatively easy to make. My husband doesn’t like nuts so I sometimes make it into 2 smaller “sister” cheese balls. Thanks for sharing, I come back to the site every time I have an event.
Hi Katie!! That is so awesome to hear!! Good thinking on making the sister balls! LOVE IT!!! Thanks again for letting us know!!!!! xoxo Kris & Wesley
We’re doing quarantine with cocktails here in Philly 🙂 … I did add some fresh chili paste w/ garlic because I wanted to bring a little extra heat. Great recipe will be making again once dinner parties don’t incur fines, lol.
Hi Annie! That’s so awesome to hear!! Quarantine cocktails and cheese ball makes everything better!! Thanks so much for letting us know and thanks for the great review!! All the best (and stay safe!)…Kris & Wesley
YAY! This Cheese Ball Recipe was a HIT for Thanksgiving! I will definitely make it for Christmas. Thank you so much!
That is so awesome to hear!! And THANK YOU SO MUCH for the great review and for letting us know! (sorry for the delayed response!)…Stay in touch!! All the best, Kris & Wesley
If this cheese ball were made few days before 31st December, would it stay as it is? As I have a party on 31st and had left some cheese ball to use in party, but I don’t know if it’s still good or not.
So sorry for the delayed response!! Holidays were crazy for us!! I hope you had success with the cheese ball!! Let us know. And Happy New Year!!! Best, Kris & Wesley