Grill/Barbecue

Honey Rosemary and Pear Cheese Ball

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December  6, 2009
2 Ratings
Honey Rosemary and Pear Cheese Ball
Author Notes

I needed to take an appetizer to a friend's housewarming party, and I came up with this cheese ball recipe using things I already had in the kitchen. Sweet pears and honey mix perfectly with three cheeses, almonds, rosemary, and fresh ground pepper. —Loves Food Loves to Eat

  • Makes 1 cheeseball
Ingredients
  • 10 ounces goat cheese (chevre)- room temperature
  • 6 ounces cream cheese- room temperature
  • 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 teaspoons coarsly ground pepper
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1/2 ripe pear- diced
  • 3/4 cup thin sliced almonds
In This Recipe
Directions
  1. Mix cheeses, honey, pepper, rosemary, pear, and about 1 tablespoon almonds together with electric hand or stand mixer.
  2. Scrape mixture off sides and bottom of bowl and shape into a ball. Will be soft.
  3. Roll cheeseball in remaining almonds.
  4. Chill for up to two hours in the fridge before serving (or about 1/2 hour in the freezer).
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6 Reviews

vvvanessa
vvvanessa December 9, 2010
that cheeseball has my name written all over it.
 
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Loves F.
Loves F. December 9, 2010
Hope you like it! Cheeseballs generally have my name written all over them as well =)
 
marytarry
marytarry November 29, 2010
This sounds so good! Can't wait to make it
 
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Loves F.
Loves F. December 9, 2010
Thanks! Let me know what you think!
 
Hark
Hark April 18, 2010
Soooooo good. I made mine into two smaller balls. Everyone at my last party loved it.
 
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Loves F.
Loves F. December 9, 2010
Thanks! Just saw this... 7 months later =). Great idea making 2 smaller cheese balls--more nutty surface area!