Cheese Ball Recipes: What Is a Cheese Ball? Cocktail Party Recipes

*So amazing, right? Here's the recipe, courtesy of Michelle. __ * * * *__

Pineapple-Pineapple

Serves 15 to 20

The pineapple is a symbol for hospitality and friendship and serves as an image of welcome...not unlike the appetizer. Nothing will welcome friends better than a pineapple-flavored, pineapple-shaped appetizer.

2 bunches scallions

16 ounces cream cheese, softened

1 cup shredded sharp white cheddar cheese

1 8-ounce can crushed pineapple, drained well

1 small jalapeno, cored, seeded, and diced

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon coarse salt

2 cups pecan halves, toasted, for decorating

Crackers, for serving

Cut the green tops off the scallions; set aside. From the white parts of the scallions, chop 1 tablespoon and reserve.

Using a stand mixer or a bowl and a spatula, mix together the cream cheese, Cheddar, pineapple, jalapeno, cumin, salt, and the reserved tablespoon chopped scallions until combined. Form the mixture into a ball, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.

Before serving, remove the cheese ball from the plastic, mold into a pineapple shape, and set it on a platter—it should look like an oval with a flat top. Arrange the pecans to look like the skin of a pineapple (you may need less than 2 cups, but choose the best-looking pecans to decorate the cheese ball). Stick the reserved green scallion tops in the top of the cheese ball to look like the crown of a pineapple.

Serve with crackers.

__* * * * * __ Cheese-cheers, ladies!

Are you familiar with the cheese ball? Would you serve one? Would you snack on one?