Three Cheese Balls

Three silver platters filled with cheese balls sitting on marble surface with pretzels and crackers all around

What's better than one flavor of cheese ball? Three, of course! These three cheese balls are perfect for the holiday season so you can satiate everyone's preferred flavors. There's a buffalo version, a ham pinwheel version, and a smoked salmon version. Super yum!

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Difficulty Easy

Method Mixing

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 0

Total Time 10

Servings servings

Calories 56kcal

Author Kaleb

Ingredients

For the smoked salmon cheese ball

2 packages cream cheese room temperature
1 6-oz package crème fraîche room temperature
½ tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
2 tbsp capers drained
4 tbsp minced scallion
4 oz smoked salmon
2 tsp lemon zest
1 tbsp lemon juice
¼ cup finely minced dill

For the buffalo blue cheese ball

2 packages cream cheese room temperature
¼ cup butter room temperature
2 oz sharp white cheddar cheese shredded
4 oz blue cheese
4 tbsp minced scallion
⅓ cup buffalo wing sauce (can choose mild to hot)
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
minced celery

For the ham & pickle pinwheel cheese ball

2 packages cream cheese room temperature
¼ cup butter room temperature
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
4 oz shredded white cheddar cheese
4 oz shredded yellow cheddar cheese
1 tsp garlic powder
½ cup diced sweet or dill pickle
¼ lb Black Forest ham diced
¼ cup finely minced parsley

Instructions

For the smoked salmon cheese ball

Using a stand mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth.
Add crème fraîche and mix.
Then add salt, pepper, capers, scallion, salmon, lemon zest, and juice. Mix until combined.
Use hands to form a ball (can also make a log or just put in a dish) and roll in prepared dill.
Chill until ready to use.

For the buffalo blue cheese ball

Beat the cream cheese to ensure it is softened and smooth.
Add butter and continue mixing until smooth.
Mix in cheddar cheese, blue cheese, scallion, wing sauce, salt, and pepper until completely combined.
Use hands to form ball shape (can form log or place in a dish) and roll on prepared celery.
Chill until ready to use.

For the ham & pickle pinwheel cheese ball

Beat the cream cheese to ensure it is softened.
Mix in butter until smooth.
Add salt, pepper, white cheddar cheese, yellow cheddar cheese, garlic powder, pickles, and ham, mixing until combined.
Using hands, form ball (or log or place in a dish), and roll in prepared parsley.
Chill until ready to use.

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Notes

The caloric information listed above is for the smoked salmon cheese ball. The caloric information for the other cheese balls are as follows:

Buffalo blue cheese ball: 55 calories
Ham and pickle pinwheel cheese ball: 64 calories

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