Go Back
a snowman made from two stacked cheese balls coated in white cheese with pretzel arms and a carrot nose on a wooden board in a wide horizontal shot, crackers fanned around it, soft natural light, shallow depth of field, landscape orientation

Snowman Cheese Balls

Two cream cheese balls are stacked on top of each other and covered in shredded cheese. They have pretzel stick arms and peppercorn buttons.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 16 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella for coating
  • 6 pretzel sticks
  • 1 baby carrot
  • 6 whole peppercorns

Method
 

  1. Mix the cream cheese and cheddar until smooth.
  2. Form one large ball and one smaller ball, then chill 30 minutes.
  3. Roll both balls in the shredded mozzarella to coat like snow.
  4. Stack the small ball on the large one and insert pretzel-stick arms.
  5. Add a baby carrot nose and peppercorns for eyes and buttons; serve with crackers.

Notes

Chill the balls firm before stacking so your snowman doesn't slump.