Cheese Ball Pinecone
Ingredients
Cheese Ball
- 1 12 oz block cream cheese
- 1 cup Farmer Cheese (I use Lifeway brand, can sub sour cream or more cream cheese)
- 2 tbsp chives, chopped
- ¼ cup sliced almonds
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 cups whole almonds (more or less, to cover)
Garnishes (Optional)
- fresh rosemary
- cranberries, sugared or regular
Instructions
- Combine all cheese ball ingredients in a bowl aside from the whole almonds. Mix until completely combined.
- Shape the cheese ball into a pinecone shape and set on a serving dish/tray/plate.
- Starting from the point of the "pinecone", place the whole almonds on the outside of the cheese ball in overlapping rows until the cheese ball is covered.
- Garnish with rosemary and cranberries (optional) and serve with crackers, bread, veggies, etc.!