Pineapple Cranberry Almond Cheese Ball
This cheese ball is a delicious, easy to make, no bake cheese ball perfect for finger food eating, holiday appetizer or tailgate party. Crowd pleasing favorite.
Ingredients
- 1 8oz package of cream cheese
- sliced almonds
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 8oz can of crushed drained pineapple very important it is drained as much as possible so it will not be soggy
- 3/4 cup cranberries
- 3/4 cup pecans
- (optional: sliced ham, green onions)
Instructions
- In a big bowl, add softened cream cheese. If cheese is rock hard, leave it on the countertop for a while or soften in microwave for 10 seconds or less, out of the aluminum wrap.
- Add drained, crushed pineapple. Make sure pineapple is dry! The less juice the better, too much juice can make it hard to work with. Fold into cream cheese.
- Add powdered sugar, cranberries and pecans. Mix all ingredients well. (At this point you can add green onions and/or sliced ham if you like.)
- In a serving dish, form a ball from the mix and place in the middle of dish. Cover the ball with the sliced almonds. Sliced almonds will naturally stick to the mixture.
- Refrigerate for an hour, covered. Dish is ready to serve when chilled.