I recently learned how to make these fantastic Cheeseball Recipes. They are appropriate for any occasion. Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas parties, as well as any football game or sports gathering with your favorite Fine Wine for accompaniment will always go well. Wedding and baby showers should always include a cheeseball for dipping or scooping. As a result, I’ve always found them to be a huge success.
I have recently heard about these 2 recipes and couldn’t wait to share. One is savory and the other a sweet peanut butter and chocolate. Making them both for your gathering can be a great idea so that they can be paired with a variety of our Amazing wines that we have to offer to cover anyone’s taste. See Them Here:
Both of these Cheeseball recipes here are low carb for those with issues but can be made with regular ingredients exchanged if you don’t want to make them low carb.
Savory Cheeseball Recipe: Olive Ranch Cheeseball
Ingredients:
- 1 8pz block cream cheese
- 1/2 cup finely shredded cheddar cheese
- 1.5 T mayonnaise
- 1.5 T sour cream
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1 T dried chives
- 1/4 cup chopped black olives
- 1 T ranch mix
Instructions:
Start by softening the cream cheese in a medium sized bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Put this mix into the fridge to chill for a bit and then take it back out, roll it in a nice little ball and wrap with the plastic wrap. Put back in the fridge until ready to eat.
Serving suggestions: Your favorite savory crackers, celery, carrots, cucumber slices or even cooked bacon.
Wine Pairing Suggestion: The Pino Noir will pair nicely with this cheeseball. See my favorites here.
Sweet Cheeseball recipe: Peanut Butter Cup Cheeseball
For this cheeseball recipe, I swapped out some traditional ingredients to make it low card/sugar free. Feel free to use whatever you’d like.
Ingredients:
- 8 oz cream cheese at room temperature
- 2 cups peanut butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar (Lakanto was used here)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips (Max mini chips was used here)
- 1/2 cup peanut butter chips (Choc zeo was used here)
Instructions:
Mix the peanut butter and cream cheese until well combined. Add in powdered sugar and continue mixing. Then add in vanilla. Fold in the Chocolate chips and peanut butter chips. Shape into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap until firm. If too sticky to roll right away, cool in the fridge for a while. Once you can roll it into a ball, roll into the mini chocolate chips and finely chopped peanuts if desired
Serving suggestions: Vanilla wafers, sliced apples, pretzels, graham crackers.
Wine Paring Suggestion: Chardonnay or a sparkling Wine goes well this recipe. Check our Wine Magic page to really enjoy this dish!
Cheeseballs are wonderful and witty all by themselves, but just add one of our Amazing Wines to it and you can release an awesome pairing to really taste all the flavors of both. Now it’s a true event! Just check out our Amazing Wine club to fine the perfect pairings.
I just know you won’t be disappointed if you serve these amazing Cheeseballs and their perfect Wine paired with them!
