Pinecone Holiday Cheese Ball Recipe
A delightful pinecone-shaped appetizer that will impress your guests and leave them wanting more. Cream cheese, bacon, and almonds are just the beginning of this tasty and eye-catching holiday cheese ball recipe!
Equipment
- 1 Mixing bowl
- 1 knife
- 1 Large spoon
- 1 Sheet Plastic Wrap
- 1 Serving platter or tray
- 1 Scissors
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups whole almonds, toasted
- 8 ounces cream cheese (regular or light), softened
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 5 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1 Tbsp. green onion, chopped
- 1/2 tsp. dill weed
- 1/8 tsp. black pepper
Instructions
- Combine the cream cheese and mayonnaise in a bowl and mix well.
- Add the bacon, green onion, dill weed, and black pepper. Combine well, cover with plastic wrap, and chill in the refrigerator overnight.
- Form the mixture into the shape of a large pine cone.
- Starting at the narrow end of the shape, press almonds into the cheese mixture, creating rows at a slight angle upward. Continue until all of the cheese is covered.
- Wrap the end of a fresh pine bough with plastic wrap and place under the broad end of the cheese mixture shape.
- Serve with crackers, crudite, or rustic bread slices.