Cheese Ball Recipe with Jalapeno
You will love this CheeseBall with Jalapeño Recipe - it’s a soft creamy ball of cheese blended with spicy jalapenos, dill, onion salt and celery salt. A dippable appetizer, scaled down to serve two, making it perfect for date night or settling in to watch your favorite team.
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, room temperature
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup cheddar cheese finely shredded
- ⅛ teaspoon dill weed
- ⅛ teaspoon onion salt
- ⅛ teaspoon celery salt
- ¼ cup diced pickled jalapeños drained
- Crostini ,crackers or pita chips
Instructions
- If using a food processor: Process cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, cheddar cheese, dill weed, onion salt and celery salt until smooth and creamy. Add drained and diced jalapeno, and pulse for 10 times.
- If using a stand or hand mixer, on medium speed, beat together your cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, dill weed, onion salt and celery salt until smooth and creamy. Turn to the lowest speed and mix in cheddar cheese and the drained and diced jalapeno.
- Now, lay out a large piece of plastic wrap on a countertop. Spoon the cheese into a ball shape and bring up the sides of the plastic wrap to cover the cheese ball. Pat the cheese into a shape of a ball.. Refrigerate the cheese ball until firm, about 3 hours, and to let the flavors meld.
- Remove the cheese ball about 20 minutes before serving, unwrap and place on a serving tray. Serve with crostini, water crackers, pita chips or vegetables.