Cheese Balls Three Ways

Name: Cheese Balls Three Ways
Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened; 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 5 dashes Tabasco sauce; 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt; 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground white pepper; 8 ounces orange sharp cheddar cheese, finely shredded; 2 tablespoons chutney (I used bottled mango chutney from grocery store); 3/4 cup dried cranberries, finely chopped; 6 ounces Roquefort cheese; 1 shallot, minced; 2 teaspoons brandy (optional); 1 cup toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped; 8 ounces goat cheese; 2 tablespoons finely chopped scallions; 1/3 cup fresh curly-leaf parsley, finely chopped; 1 English cucumber, cut into 1/8-inch thick slices; vegetable chips (such as Terra Chips Sweets & Beets); water crackers

20 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
5 dashes Tabasco sauce
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground white pepper
8 ounces orange sharp cheddar cheese, finely shredded
2 tablespoons chutney (I used bottled mango chutney from grocery store)
3/4 cup dried cranberries, finely chopped
6 ounces Roquefort cheese
1 shallot, minced
2 teaspoons brandy (optional)
1 cup toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped
8 ounces goat cheese
2 tablespoons finely chopped scallions
1/3 cup fresh curly-leaf parsley, finely chopped
1 English cucumber, cut into 1/8-inch thick slices
vegetable chips (such as Terra Chips Sweets & Beets)
water crackers

Directions

1

Put butter, cream cheese, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt, and pepper into bowl of electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until combined. Divide equally among 3 medium bowls.
2

Stir cheddar cheese and chutney with base mixture in the first bowl. Form into a ball and refrigerate up to 3 days or freeze up to one month. After thoroughly chilled, smooth into perfectly round ball with hands and roll in cranberries to coat before serving. Serve with crackers.
3

Stir blue cheese and shallot with base mixture in second bowl; add brandy. Form into ball and chill as above. Roll in walnuts to coat before serving. Serve with chips.
4

Stir goat cheese and scallions with base mixture in remaining bowl. Form into a ball and chill as above. Roll inparsley to coat before serving. Serve with cucumber slices.