Easter Carrot Cheese Ball
This four ingredient cheese ball recipe makes the perfect party appetizer and is shaped like a carrot making it perfect for any Easter gathering! Nothing beats a cheesy appetizer that can be made in 15 minutes or less.
Who doesn’t love a good cheese ball at parties? This one is in the shape of a carrot to serve up at your Easter lunches or brunches. It is packed with flavor with those thinly sliced green onions and everything but the bagel seasoning. You don’t need much to make a flavorful cheese ball and this one will be catching people’s eye since its shaped like a carrot for Easter. Not only is the cheese ball loaded with so much flavor, but it also takes just minutes to prepare and is so stunning when served. Both kids and adults will love this!
Ingredients for Easter Carrot Cheese Ball
A cheese ball is a classic appetizer to serve up at any gathering! What makes this one special is that it is in the shape of a carrot and it actually LOOKS like a carrot. Although it does not taste like one at all. You’re guests are going to love this one at Easter lunch or brunch.
You will only need a few ingredients to make this recipe:
Cream cheese
Green onion
Everything but the bagel seasoning
Cheddar cheese
Parsley
How should I serve an Easter cheeseball?
With any cheeseball, you want to keep it cold. However, if you try to dig in right after you pull it out of the fridge, it’ll be too hard to enjoy. So, I suggest letting it sit out for at least 10 minutes at room temperature before serving so it can soften up and be easy to dip into.
What to serve the Easter cheeseball with?
I love serving this with buttery, salty cracker like Ritz! The just go together hand in hand. You could always serve alongside a warm baguette, crackers, veggies.
Ingredients:
Cream cheese- The base of any good cheese ball is cream cheese. It is a smooth, spreadable cheese that is light, mild and slightly tangy. It is very versatile to mix with sweet and savory ingredients for different recipes.
Green onion- This packs in a lot of flavor into that cream cheese! You’ll want to thinly slice your green onions to fold them into the cream cheese. I prefer this over a regular onion as it has a milder onions flavor. You could also use chives if you prefer!
Everything but the bagel seasoning- When this came out a few years back, I thought- GENIUS! It is the seasonings on top of an everything bagel but without the bagel! And when mixed with that cream cheese and onions- boy that flavor combination is just too good! You can purchase this at any grocery store or here on Amazon. I wouldn’t skip out on adding this one, it adds a lot of flavor to compliment the cream cheese.
Orange cheddar cheese- Now it is important for this recipe that you buy an orange cheddar because you want it to be the same color as a carrot. This will make the cheeseball look more carrot like on the outside. You could also use a marble cheese if that is all you can find. I like to shred mine very thinly (using the small side of my cheese grater- you know the side we rarely use lol).
Parsley- This represents the top of the carrot and really makes this cheeseball LOOK like a carrot. You could also use dill to create this fluffy green carrot top.
SHOP THE REICPE
Mix cream cheese, green onions and everything but the bagel seasoning well until combined
This is what your cheese ball carrot should look similar to after you mold it into the carrot shape
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This four ingredient cheese ball recipe makes the perfect party appetizer and is shaped like a carrot making it perfect for any Easter gathering! Nothing beats a cheesy appetizer that can be made in 15 minutes or less.
Ingredients
- 16 oz of softened cream cheese
- 3 finely chopped green onions (or chives)
- 2 tbsp everything but the bagel seasoning
- 6 oz finely shredded cheddar cheese
- 10-12 parsley leaf stems
Instructions
- To a bowl, add in your softened cream cheese, chopped up green onions and everything but the bagel seasoning and mix well until combined
- Get a piece of plastic wrap and put it down on your counter top and then add your cream cheese mixture in the middle of the plastic wrap (the plastic wrap will help to mold your cheese ball and prevent your hands from getting dirty)
- Wrap the plastic wrap loosely around the cheese chunk and begin molding into a carrot shape cheese ball
- Once you are happy with your desired cheese ball carrot shape put in the fridge for one hour or you can use it right away
- During this time, shred your cheddar cheese using the smaller side of the cheese grater to get finely shredded cheese
- Unwrap the cheese ball carrot and put it on a tray or board
- Add finely shredded cheddar cheese all over the cheese ball carrot until you are happy with how it looks and it is fully covered
- Add parsley stems in the top of your cheese ball to really make it look like a carrot
- Serve up at your easter gatherings for an easy cheesy appetizer!
Notes
You can substitute green onion for chives and you can use less or more of this ingredients depending on how oniony you like your cheese ball to be. Adjust according to how you like it to taste!
Cover the cheese ball carrot with finely shredded cheddar cheese
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