Almond Cheese Ball

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recipe by Tenina Holder https://bit.ly/TheWeekendTable

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    3hrs 5mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    527

Every party needs a cheese ball and this is the one! A creamy three-cheese blend coated in a peppery almond shell. Serve with crackers and you're done. Easy, peasy, cheesy.

Inspired by: https://tenina.com/recipes/almond-cheese-ball

recipe updated 24 Jan 2022

Ingredients

  • Scallion icon
    Scallion
    3
  • Black peppercorns icon
    Black peppercorns
    ½ tablespoon
  • Pink peppercorns icon
    Pink peppercorns
    ½ tablespoon
  • Almonds icon
    Almonds
    150 g
  • Cheddar cheese icon
    Cheddar cheese
    120 g
  • Cream cheese icon
    Cream cheese
    120 g
  • Jarlsberg cheese icon
    Jarlsberg cheese
    120 g
  • Apple juice icon
    Apple juice
    30 g

Tools

  • kCook icon TM5
  • kCook icon Tm5 bowl

Step preview

  1. Add black peppercorns and pink peppercorns to the TM5 bowl
  2. Blitz with MC in place - approx 3 sec, speed 8
  3. Then add almonds to the TM5 bowl
  4. Chop with MC in place - approx 3 sec, speed 5
  5. Prepare a double layer of foil large enough to wrap cheese ball when finished
  6. Remove from bowl and place mixture on a foil and set aside
  7. Add scallion, cheddar cheese, cream cheese and Jarlsberg cheese to the TM5 bowl
  8. Chop with MC in place - approx 15 sec, speed 8
  9. Pour apple juice into the TM5 bowl while machine is running
  10. Blend until smooth - approx 20 sec, speed 4
  11. Scrape out mixture onto almonds and peppercorn mix
  12. Using foil as the wrap, roll the cheese around to be fully coated in almond mix and shape into a ball making sure that the almonds are coating all sides
  13. Wrap in the foil
  14. Let cool - 3 hr
  15. Serve with crackers and olives
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