Tricolor Peppercorn Cheese Ball
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens

Here's an easy homemade cheese ball appetizer recipe to serve for Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year's, or other special occasion.


Tricolor Peppercorn Cheese Ball

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Servings: one 1-1/4-cup cheese ball
Prep Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Related Categories: Cream Cheese Appetizers, Cream Cheese Dips, Low Calorie, Low Fat, Low Sodium
 
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Ingredients
  • 1  8-ounce package
    cream cheese
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  • 1  teaspoon
    pink peppercorns
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  • 1  teaspoon
    green peppercorns
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  • 1  teaspoon
    black peppercorns
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  • 1  small
    clove garlic, minced
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  • 1  teaspoon
    caraway seed, crushed
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  • 1/4  cup
    finely snipped fresh chives
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  • 2  tablespoons
    snipped fresh dillweed
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  • 1  teaspoon
    Worcestershire sauce
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  • 1  teaspoon
    finely chopped parsley
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    Crackers
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Directions
1.
Bring cream cheese to room temperature.
2.
Place pink, green, and black peppercorns in a blender container; cover and blend until finely ground. Set aside.
3.
Beat together cream cheese, garlic, caraway seed, chives, dillweed, and Worcestershire sauce in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until well combined.
4.
Shape into a ball and cover with plastic wrap. Chill 20 minutes. Remove ball and roll in ground peppercorns. Sprinkle with chopped parsley. Serve with crackers. Makes one 1-1/4-cup cheese ball.
Nutrition information
Calories 42, Total Fat 4 g, Saturated Fat 3 g, Cholesterol 13 mg, Sodium 37 mg, Carbohydrate 1 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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