The Cheese Ball Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is cheese ball made of? ›

Cheese balls are traditionally made with two kinds of cheese – cream cheese (or another soft cheese like quark cheese, mascarpone or ricotta) and a grated semi-soft or semi-firm cheese like cheddar, colby cheese, monterey jack cheese, or muenster.

Why is my cheese ball so hard? You want your cheese ball to be firm enough to hold its shape, but soft enough to allow for easy spreading. To achieve this consistency, the key is making sure your cream cheese is softened before preparing.

Can you blame me? Anyone who's also partaken of a bag of Utz Cheese Balls can attest to the fact that they're one of the most delicious cheesy snacks on the market. They've got an unmistakable, sharp cheddar tanginess because they're made with real cheese, and they practically melt in your mouth.

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Storing: A cheese ball should be stored in the refrigerator and will stay fresh for several days or up to 2 weeks depending on the freshness of your ingredients. To estimate how long your cheese ball will stay fresh, first notice the expiration date on the ingredients you are using.

Your cheese ball is too runny: Once you have added all the extras, and it's all mixed in well, if the texture is more salad dressing-like than something you might spread on a bagel, you can tighten it up easily by adding unsalted butter, one tablespoon at a time, mixing before you add more.

Ones to avoid are Parmesan and Pecorino (any hard, aged cheeses), goat and feta (any dry, crumbly cheeses) as they don't melt well. Cheeses that are made for melting in grilled cheese and quesadillas include Cheddar, American, Swiss and Cabot's creamy Monterey Jack.

Serve the cheese ball immediately or store it in the fridge. Wrap the cheese ball in one layer of plastic wrap, then one layer of aluminum foil. The two layers keeps the cheese ball fresh and helps it keep its shape. Store in the fridge for up to four days.

But it turns out that cheese curls, puffs, balls, and doodles were invented around 1939 by an animal feed manufacturer in Wisconsin, as Ernie Smith explored for Atlas Obscura. When a grinder jammed, an employee ran some wet corn through the machinery and discovered that it puffed up while exiting the grinder.

From there, they are baked in an oven to remove any excess moisture. The tasty cheese flavor is a seasoning that starts with vegetable oil and an all-natural cheddar cheese powder, which are mixed together and sprayed over the cheese balls in a tumbling seasoning barrel until they are completely coated.

How many cheeseballs did Cheeseball Man eat? ›

"Cheeseball Man" downs 700 cheeseballs and "went home a hero." CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on the new cheesy whiz kid.

Since the snacks were discontinued about 12 years ago, Planters has apparently been the target of a concerted effort to return them to store shelves. The company cited the continued drumbeat of petitions, online groups and snail-mail letters as instrumental in its decision to bring back the '90s party staple.

What to Serve with Cheese Ball. That's an important question and I obviously have a strong opinion. Here are some options: Crackers – Ritz Crackers, Wheat Thins, Multi-Grain, Milton's.

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Cheese balls are healthy? Beyond delicious, the cheese balls have a good balance of nutrients, with high-quality carbs and fat, rich in proteins, minerals, and vitamins. So, we can certainly say it's a healthy and nutritious snack.

Cheese Puffs

Those old-school snacks that make your fingers turn orange and offer a boost of cheesy flavor are loaded with salt, artificial ingredients, and unhealthy fats. Loading up on these noshes will basically give you nothing nutrition-wise and may stain your favorite white pants to boot.

Cheese ball, with nuts (1 ounce) contains 2.2g total carbs, 1.6g net carbs, 11.5g fat, 3.7g protein, and 124 calories.