Creative Easter Appetizers: Easter Egg Cheese Ball

This delicious and easy cheese ball recipe is decorated festively as a cute Easter appetizer. This Easter cheese ball recipe is versatile and can be served with crackers, pieces of toasted baguette, or veggie sticks. If you’re looking for creative Easter appetizers, look no further! I developed this recipe as part of the Allrecipes Allstars Tastemakers program last year and it went viral on Allrecipes (rate, review, and photograph my Easter Egg Cheese Ball recipe on Allrecipes here), so this year I wanted to share it on Fab Everyday as well. Scroll down for the full recipe and cooking tips, and you can also watch a video of me making it in this Pinterest Idea Pin.

What you need to make this Easter cheese ball recipe

To make this delicious and cute Easter appetizer, you’ll need the following:

• 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
• 1 (1-ounce) package dry ranch dressing mix
• Wax paper
• ¼ cup minced fresh chives*
• ¼ cup real bacon bits*
• ¼ cup finely chopped pecans*
• Crackers, pieces of toasted baguette, or veggie sticks for dipping

*Substitution Tips: Feel free to experiment with different toppings for the stripes. Other delicious options are toasted sesame seeds, chopped walnuts, almonds, pistachios, paprika, dried dill weed, and dehydrated onion flakes.

How to make an Easter egg cheese ball

This Easter cheese ball recipe is surprisingly easy to make, but tastes so good! To make this Easter egg cheese ball, mix together softened cream cheese, shredded Cheddar cheese, and a packet of ranch dressing mix in a bowl until well combined. Form the cheese mixture into a large egg-shaped ball in the center of a serving plate (a tip is to use plastic wrap or wax paper to help you form the shape without getting it all stuck on your hands).

To decorate your Easter cheese ball so that it looks like an Easter egg, cut some clean wax paper into strips. Lay the strips of wax paper across the cheese ball, leaving spaces every two strips where the cheese is exposed (watch a video of me making it in this Pinterest Idea Pin if you’d like to see it visually). Sprinkle chopped chives on the exposed cheese, lightly pressing the chives down so they stick to the cheese. Remove the wax paper strips directly below the chives. Cover the newly exposed cheese stripes with bacon bits. Repeat by removing the final set of wax paper strips and adding chopped pecans in the remaining spaces. Refrigerate the Easter egg cheese ball for at least 2 hours, or overnight.

Not only is this perfect if you’re looking for festive, creative Easter appetizers, but it is also a truly delicious cheese ball recipe even without the fun shape and decorations. Here’s the Easter cheese ball recipe! Enjoy, and tag @fabeveryday on social media to show us your creative takes on this Easter Egg Cheese Ball!

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