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Cheese Balls Three Ways

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  • Serves: 10
Martha Stewart

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Average (33 Ratings): 3.5 out of 5 stars

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Ingredients

  1. 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  2. 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
  3. 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  4. 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  5. 5 dashes hot sauce, such as Tabasco
  6. 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
  7. 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
  8. 8 ounces sharp orange Cheddar cheese, finely shredded
  9. 2 tablespoons store-bought chutney
  10. 3/4 cup dried cranberries, finely chopped
  11. Water crackers, for serving
  12. 6 ounces Roquefort cheese
  13. 1 shallot, minced
  14. 2 teaspoons brandy (optional)
  15. 1 cup toasted walnuts, chopped
  16. Vegetable chips (such as Terra Chips Sweets & Beets), for serving
  17. 8 ounces goat cheese
  18. 2 tablespoons finely chopped scallions
  19. 1/3 cup fresh curly-leaf parsley, finely chopped
  20. 1 English cucumber, cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices, for serving

Nutrition Info

Per Serving

  • Calories: 798 kcal
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  • Carbohydrates: 33 g
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  • Dietary Fiber: 4 g
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  • Fat: 64 g
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  • Protein: 23 g
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  • Sugars: 11 g

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Cooking Directions

  1. Put butter, cream cheese, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt, and pepper into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until combined. Divide equally among 3 medium bowls.
  2. Stir cheddar cheese and chutney with base mixture in the first bowl. Form into a ball. If not using immediately, refrigerate up to 3 days or freeze up to 1 month. Roll cheese ball in cranberries to coat before serving. Serve with crackers.
  3. Stir blue cheese and shallot with base mixture in second bowl; add brandy, if desired. Form into a ball. If not using immediately, refrigerate up to 3 days; freeze up to 1 month. Roll in walnuts to coat before serving. Serve with chips.
  4. Stir goat cheese and scallions with base mixture in remaining bowl. Form into a ball. If not using immediately, refrigerate up to 3 days or freeze up to 1 month. Roll in parsley to coat before serving. Serve with cucumber slices.

Yield: 10 servings

3. Still Hungry?

Make all three flavored cheese balls or prepare just one or two, adjusting the ingredients accordingly

Notes:

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Makes three 4-inch cheese balls.

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Average (33 Ratings): 3.5 out of 5 stars

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  • Maybe I

    Jason Luhrs - September 4, 2009 01:07:21 PM PST
    but my sister-in-law made this recently for a party and I got violently ill for the next few days. It\\'s probably something like her not washing her hands after going #2 that did me in. Anyway, didn\\'t taste all that well to begin with.

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