Cheshire Cheese Cranberry Cheese Balls

Serve the cranberry cheese balls with crackers, sliced baguette, or vegetable sticks. They make for a delicious and visually appealing appetizer for parties or gatherings.

Feel free to get creative with the presentation and adjust the ingredient quantities to suit your taste preferences. Enjoy your cranberry cheese balls!

Ingredients

• 200g Cheshire Cheese Company Cranberry Cheshire Cheese, grated and wax removed
• 400g Soft cheese (cream cheese or any other soft cheese of your choice)
• 100g Dried cranberries
• Additional dried cranberries for rolling
• Optional: Pistachios, finely chopped

Method

1. Allow the soft cheese to come to room temperature for easier mixing.
2. Grate the Cranberry Cheshire Cheese
3. Finely chop the dried cranberries.
4. If using pistachios, finely chop them as well.
5. In a large mixing bowl, combine the soft cheese and grated Cranberry Cheshire Cheese. Mix well until the cheeses are evenly combined.
6. Fold the finely chopped dried cranberries into the cheese mixture. Ensure they are evenly distributed throughout the mixture.
7. Take a small portion of the cheese mixture and roll it between your palms to form a ball. Aim for bite-sized balls, but you can adjust the size based on your preference.
8. Roll in Cranberries (and Pistachios, if desired):
9. Roll each cheese ball in a plate of dried cranberries, ensuring the surface is coated evenly. Press the cranberries onto the balls to help them adhere.
10. Optionally, if you add pistachios, roll some or all of the cheese balls in the finely chopped pistachios.