Want a fun recipe that's gluten-free and adorable for your parties and celebrations? This cheese ball is great as an appetizer and fun to look at. We used it for Halloween, but you can make it in any shape (star, bell, crescent moon, heart) for your current celebration.
INGREDIENTS
2 (8 oz) packages of cream cheese
2 cups freshly grated sharp cheddar cheese (we used Dubliner)
2-3 green onions, finely chopped
2 tsp hot sauce or 1 tsp Northwoods Seasoning
1 tsp garlic powder
2 garlic stuffed green olives
8 slivered or sliced almonds or 12 pine nuts
1 black olive cut into 2 triangles
DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, combine cream cheese and cheddar cheese. Make sure to combine them completely so it's easier to add in the other ingredients.
Add green onions, Northwoods seasoning, and garlic powder. Mix completely, using a spatula to scrape the sides of the bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Press mixture into a ball and refrigerate until ready to decorate and serve. We did it for 30 minutes.
Once chilled, shape your ball into your preferred shape (skull, star, bell, crescent moon, heart). Because we made a skull, cut your black olive into two triangular pieces and place where the nose should go. Slice the garlic stuffed green olives in half and trim to show round green eyes.
For the mouth, place four almost slices or six pine nuts for the top row of teeth, and four more almond or six more pine nuts for the bottom row of teeth.
Serve with gluten-free crackers, celery, carrots, sweet bell peppers.