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12.26.2013

Snowman Cheese Ball in Two-Flavors: Pesto and Bacon

Snowman Cheese Ball | www.thepeachkitchen.com

Last year, Sis and I worked on a Santa Claus theme for our Noche Buena. This year, we thought about making a Snowman-themed one which I think we were able to slightly pull off.

But let me give you a bit of a history first, our Noche Buenas before were prepared by my mom with the help of some of my aunts. There’s the traditional Ham and Queso de Bola plus other heavy dishes like  pasta, rice, and viands. When my mom got older, the preparation of our Noche Buena was turned over to my sister and I. We didn’t like heavy food at night and then the idea of stuffing ourselves again the next day also didn’t sound very appealing. We decided that it would be nice to just eat finger foods and the traditional Ham and Queso de Bola. Since there are kids in the family, we also thought it would be nice to inject a little bit of fun into our Christmas Eve Dinner by having a theme each year. That started all the fun.

The morning of December 24th found us busy in the kitchen. One of the food I made for our Snowman-Themed Noche Buena is this Snowman Cheese Ball. I wanted to call him Frosty the Cheese Ball…but it sounds kinda wrong, doesn’t it? haha.

Snowman Cheese Ball | www.thepeachkitchen.comside view photo daw…

This Snowman Cheese Ball is made up of three kinds of cheeses: Cream Cheese, Cheddar, and Parmesan. A lovely combination that will definitely take your palate to cheese heaven. Not only that, this cheese ball is also bursting with flavor. Frosty’s head is Pesto flavored while Frosty’s body if full of crumbled bacon….mmmmmm…bacon.

The hat is made up of a piece of Hi-ro which I bought at the neighbor’s sari-sari store and a cadbury chocolate from aunt’s fridge. hahaha.. I forgot to buy something for the hat.

The scarf is made from a gummy belt; Frosty’s eyes, mouth, and buttons are made up of peppercorns; and the nose is made up of cut-out carrots (what else?). The arms are from sis’s Parmesan Crisps.

 

Snowman Cheese Ball | www.thepeachkitchen.com

It’s cold, creamy, and savory. Perfect to pair with these salted Christmas pretzels I found at the supermarket!

Snowman Cheese Ball | www.thepeachkitchen.com

These are  just the cutest pretzels in the shape of bells, stars and Christmas trees.

That’s it for today. I will be posting the rest of our Noche Buena 2013 photos tomorrow.

Snowman Cheese Ball in Pesto and Bacon Flavor
 
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Author: The Peach Kitchen
Ingredients
  • 3 (8 oz.) package cream cheese
  • 1 cup grated Cheddar Cheese
  • 1½ tbsp pesto
  • ¼ cup cooked crumbled bacon
  • grated parmesan cheese for rolling
  • peppercorns for the eyes, mouth and buttons
  • a gummy belt for the scarf
  • a breadstick for the arms
  • a pieces of oreo and chocolate for the hat
Directions
  1. In a small bowl, combine 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, ⅓ cup grated cheddar cheese, and pesto. Mix well.
  2. In another bowl, combine 2 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, ⅔ cup cheddar cheese, and crumbled bacon. Mix Well.
  3. When combined form two balls, one large and one small. They wont be perfect yet because the cheese is too soft. Place the cheese in a plastic and chill in the freezer for about 15 minutes.
  4. When the cheese has firmed up smooth it out, roll in grated parmesan cheese, and place the large one on the bottom (crumbled bacon) and small one (pesto) on top for the body.
  5. Add the peppercorns for the eyes, mouth, and buttons.
  6. Stick the carrots in the middle of the face for the nose.
  7. Stick a preztzel or breadstic to make the arms and cut the gummy belt to resemble a scarf.
  8. Chill in the fridge until ready to serve.
  9. Serve with pretzels, cut up veggies or crackers.
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Filed Under: appetizer, cheese, Christmas, Christmas Recipe, Recipes, Spreads Tagged With: cheese ball recipe, Christmas Recipe, Creative Christmas Recipe Idea, snowman theme

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  1. indiaandworldcuisine.blogspot. says

    12.26.2013 at 2:12 pm

    wow…..such a cool looking cheese ball…perfect placed on the table…will make all so happy looking at this cute delectable cheese snow man….and paired with pretzel stars….perfect party starter…this is sure a crowd pleasing treat,thanks so much for sharing 🙂

    Reply
  2. dedy oktavianus says

    12.26.2013 at 2:23 pm

    Never had this kind of snowman before, tempting to try..
    we used made snowman with a glutinous rice and grated dried coconut in Asia

    Merry christmas and happy holyday then, God blessed you all the way!
    Dedy @Dentist Chef

    Reply
    • Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen says

      01.03.2014 at 7:41 pm

      Thanks Dedy!

      Reply
  3. Jocris Mangubat says

    12.26.2013 at 7:39 pm

    awwww.. so tempting to eat the cheese snowman… sooo cute. =)

    Reply
  4. Micole l Philippine Traveler says

    12.28.2013 at 7:24 pm

    hmmmmm bacon! =) and CHEESE!! omg! I love this!

    Reply
    • Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen says

      01.03.2014 at 7:40 pm

      Thanks Micole!

      Reply
  5. Franc Ramon says

    01.01.2014 at 10:08 pm

    This is perfect for the holidays though it’s so cute. I’m afraid to eat it.

    Reply
    • Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen says

      01.03.2014 at 7:40 pm

      LOL! Thanks Franc!

      Reply
  6. Sofia Byrd says

    01.01.2014 at 11:38 pm

    That is the cutest snowman cheese ball I have ever seen!! It’d make me sad to eat him….bet he is delicious! 🙂

    Reply
    • Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen says

      01.03.2014 at 7:40 pm

      He is delicious!

      Reply
  7. Elisebet F says

    01.01.2014 at 11:40 pm

    That is incredibly cute! I love bacon and cheese- who doesn’t, right? =D

    Reply
    • Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen says

      01.03.2014 at 7:40 pm

      Right! Everyone loved it!

      Reply
  8. Ciera says

    01.02.2014 at 5:49 am

    This is seriously the CUTEST thing ever!

    Reply
    • Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen says

      01.03.2014 at 7:40 pm

      Thanks Ciera!

      Reply
  9. Teresa Martinez says

    01.02.2014 at 6:52 am

    I really enjoy reading your posts especially with wonderful pictures like these. I’ll try to prepare something like this for my family next Christmas.

    Reply
    • Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen says

      01.03.2014 at 7:40 pm

      Thanks Teresa! This is so easy to do lang.

      Reply
  10. Rochkirstin Santos says

    01.02.2014 at 8:09 am

    Wow the cheese snowman looks so good that it feels sayang to eat it. Haha how big is it?

    Reply
    • Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen says

      01.03.2014 at 7:39 pm

      Small lang. I used 3 8 oz cream cheese for it.

      Reply
  11. Mary jane Tauyan Fitzsimmons says

    01.02.2014 at 10:22 am

    yummy!! my husband would love this he loves bacon haha might try this one day. he pictures looks lovely

    Reply
    • Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen says

      01.03.2014 at 7:39 pm

      Thanks Mary Jane!

      Reply
  12. joysflair says

    01.02.2014 at 12:35 pm

    not only a beautiful decoration but delectable as well, 2 thumbs up for your creativity Peachy 🙂

    Reply
    • Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen says

      01.03.2014 at 7:39 pm

      Thanks Joy!

      Reply
  13. candyzmakeuptreasures says

    01.03.2014 at 1:11 am

    It’s my first time to see such a cute cheese ball! Thanks
    for the idea and recipe. ^_^

    Reply
    • Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen says

      01.03.2014 at 7:39 pm

      Thanks candy!

      Reply
  14. chubskulit says

    01.03.2014 at 5:26 am

    Yummy snowman, my son would love that!

    http://www.spice-up-your-life.net

    Reply
    • Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen says

      01.03.2014 at 7:39 pm

      I think so too!

      Reply
  15. Marie says

    01.03.2014 at 8:28 pm

    Ang cute naman!!! I would try to duplicate that for christmas 2014 (good luck sa akin hihi)

    Reply
  16. Ria C says

    01.03.2014 at 10:50 pm

    SO cute! I’m not sure how I’m going to eat Mr. Snowman. 🙂 He’s so cute!

    Reply
  17. Ruby Benz says

    01.04.2014 at 2:48 am

    love all the stuffs here! happy new year!

    http://www.europetravelpad.com

    Reply
  18. Jhari El Oweini says

    01.04.2014 at 4:54 am

    This one look so delicious. Those pretzels TDF!

    Reply
  19. Jhari El Oweini says

    01.04.2014 at 4:54 am

    This one look so delicious. Those pretzels TDF!

    Reply
  20. Marie ♡ says

    01.04.2014 at 4:11 pm

    Looks yummy and fun! 🙂 Can I have some, please? 😀

    Reply
    • Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen says

      01.04.2014 at 9:19 pm

      Sure!

      Reply
  21. ElizOF says

    01.04.2014 at 10:19 pm

    I am so impressed with this snowman. It must have been a lot of work to do… Amazing!
    Eliz

    Reply
    • Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen says

      01.06.2014 at 8:02 am

      You’ll be surprised at how It’s so easy to do!

      Reply
  22. Mitchelle says

    01.04.2014 at 11:25 pm

    this is really creative. You did a good job right there.

    Reply
    • Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen says

      01.06.2014 at 8:01 am

      Thanks Mitchelle!

      Reply
  23. Kim says

    07.27.2019 at 12:40 am

    I know This is an old recipe but I have A question. We are doing a Christmas in July party. Does the top ball have Parm reg cheese and pesto inside or is it 1/3 cup cheddar.? The cheddar amount is 1 cup but only 2/3 gets used and that is in the bottom ball.

    Reply
    • Peachy Adarne says

      07.27.2019 at 7:22 am

      Oh my gosh! I am so sorry about that! I corrected it. The top ball has the 1/3 cup cheddar! The grated parm cheese is only for rolling the cheeseballs.

      Reply

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