Easter Egg Cheese Ball
This Easter Egg Cheese Ball is an adorable Easter appetizer that is easy to make and super delicious. Start with a classic cheeseball and decorate for a unique Easter themed appetizer to serve at your Easter dinner party!
Easter is quickly approaching and many of us will be enjoying Easter dinner with our families.
There are plenty of fun ideas for dessert when it comes to Easter dinner, and we all have our favourite recipe for an Easter ham. This year try out this recipe for an Easter themed cheese ball!
Serve with Nairns Roughly Milled Oat Crackers for a satisfyingly crisp texture that pairs so well with a cheese appetizer. The lovely toasted, nutty flavour of Nairns Oat Crackers pairs so well with a variety of flavours which makes them perfect for topping with anything from peanut butter and jam to this delicious Easter Egg Cheese Ball.
Nairn’s Oat Crackers and Cookies are available in Canada in a variety of delicious flavours that are all made from wheat free recipes with whole grain oats. Not only are they high in fibre, but they also contain zero trans or hydrogenated fats, and absolutely no artificial colours, flavourings or preservatives. They are, however, made with Nairns commitment to simple, wholesome flavours and products.
There is also a gluten-free variety available for those with gluten sensitivity.
Throwing together a cheese ball with Nairns Oat Crackers is just about the easiest and tastiest appetizer that I can think of. It’s also the appetizer most like to go first at any party. So just imagine when you serve this super cute Easter Egg Cheese Ball with the Nairns Roughly Milled Oat Crackers. Yep, I think it’s a winner!
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Easter Egg Cheese Ball
Ingredients:
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp hot sauce
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped
1/4 cup dried cranberries, finely chopped
1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped
Directions:
Place cream cheese in a mixing bowl and whip until smooth. Add cheese, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, garlic powder, oregano and pepper and mix to combine.
Use a rubber spatula to scrape the mixture onto a large piece of plastic wrap and use the wrap to help form the mixture into the shape of an egg.
Use a skewer or toothpicks to draw chevrons on the egg then carefully press on the walnuts, cranberries and parsley in alternating rows, leaving blank spaces in between.
Cover the cheeseball in plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Serve with crackers.
Easter Egg Cheese Ball
Ingredients
- 1 package cream cheese, 8 ounce, softened
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 tsp hot sauce
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped
Instructions
- Place cream cheese in a mixing bowl and whip until smooth. Add cheese, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, garlic powder, oregano and pepper and mix to combine.
- Use a rubber spatula to scrape the mixture onto a large piece of plastic wrap and use the wrap to help form the mixture into the shape of an egg.
- Use a skewer or toothpicks to draw chevrons on the egg then carefully press on the walnuts, cranberries and parsley in alternating rows, leaving blank spaces in between.
- Cover the cheeseball in plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Serve with crackers.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g
Disclosure: This post has been sponsored by Nairns. All thoughts and opinions are honest and my own.
oh that cheese ball looks delicious going to have to try this, thanks
No way! This is a seriously cute idea. My sister is hosting Easter, but I think I will bring one of these 🙂
My kids normally turn their nose on cheese balls, but they would think this one is fun. Such a clever idea.
That sounds really good. I love the way you decorated it, as well. It’s the perfect Easter appetizer!
What a delicious appetizer for Easter! Those crackers sound delicious!
I LOVE how creative this is! I would love to make something like this! PERFECT for my Easter party we are having Sunday!
Cheese balls are one of my favorite appetizers! This is such a creative way to make the cheese ball fit the season.
Oh my! This is so clever, festive and delicious! Perfect for any Easter celebration. I love the Easter egg pattern on the cheese ball.
Now this so creative, I need to make a few of these for Easter myself. Looks so delicious and I really do think the kids would enjoy this Easter Egg Cheese Ball! Great post!
I love Nairn’s crackers and cookies. Your cheese ball is cute for Easter.
This is such a pretty egg design. I really love how you have sweet and savory components on this. Yummy!
I love this adorable cheese ball!! I think I will make it for our big Easter lunch next week.
This Easter Egg Cheese Ball looks so delicious and easy to make. I will have to get the ingredients I need to make one this weekend.
I am sure this is going to be a big hit with my family. I will have to pick up some Nairns Roughly Milled Oat Crackers to serve with the Easter Egg Cheese Ball.
My family always loves it when I make a cheese ball. This one looks delicious and perfect for Easter. I am excited to give it a try. Nairns Roughly Milled Oat Crackers are so good.
What a great spin on a cheeseball. You did a great job decorating your “egg.” I think my family would totally enjoy eating this on Easter, thanks!
oh this looks so good. i’m super hungry and wish i could have some now.
This looks absolutely amazing!! I would love to try this for Easter!
Appetizers are something we don’t see enough of around this time. Your creation looks so festive and great for the holiday. Those crackers look delicious I wish they were found in the states.
I am beyond enthusiatic about these oat Cracker/cakes. They are so hardy and would pair so well with your cheese ball.
It’s not Easter but i’m making this very very soon !
Very cute and delicious for easter.
Delicious and very cute. My fingers were too large to make that intricate chevron design, so it ended up being striped. No one knew the difference, though, and were very impressed.