Buffalo Cheese Ball

Name: Buffalo Cheese Ball
Ingredients: 8 ounces cream cheese, softened; 3 tablespoons butter, softened; 1/4 cup blue cheese, crumbled; 1 to 2 tablespoons hot sauce, like Frank's or Tabasco; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 1 shallot, diced; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper; Sea salt and freshly-ground pepper, to taste; Crushed pretzels, for garnish; Celery and carrots, for serving

10 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1/4 cup blue cheese, crumbled
1 to 2 tablespoons hot sauce, like Frank's or Tabasco
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 shallot, diced
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Sea salt and freshly-ground pepper, to taste
Crushed pretzels, for garnish
Celery and carrots, for serving

Directions

1

In a stand mixer or in a large bowl with a spatula, whip the cream cheese and butter together until fully incorporated.
2

Add the blue cheese, hot sauce, Worcestershire, shallot, cayenne, and salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly, and turn onto a sheet of plastic wrap.
3

Refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours, or at least until the cream cheese mixture is firm to the touch.
4

Remove the cheese ball from the refrigerator, and shape into a ball. Crush a significant amount of the pretzels and, on a baking sheet, roll the cheese ball into the pretzels so that it is fully covered. Serve with celery and carrots.