Got a party coming up that you’re supposed to bring something, and have no ideas what to make? Sounds like you need something quick and easy, that’s still going to look and taste good. I got ya covered. This is a variation on the standard cheese ball, but shaped into a Christmas tree. And it’s totally yummy.
Ingredients
8 ounces extra sharp cheddar, shredded
8 ounces medium cheddar, shredded
¼ cup grated onion
½ cup mayonnaise
½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 cup chopped parsley
1 cup fresh cranberries (for decoration)
Directions
Grate the cheese into a large-ish bowl, then transfer it into a bowl that’s large enough to actually make the whole recipe. Because you’re an idiot and keep forgetting you’ve got a big ‘ol bowl right next to the merely large-ish one.
Grate the onion and add to the cheese.
Add the crushed red pepper and the mayo and mix everything together.
Shape into a cone right on the plate you’ll be serving it on.
Wipe up the plate around it after you’re done forming the cone so that it will look nice when you’re finished.
Remove the stems from the parsley and chop it roughly.
You can use curly or flat-leaf parsley and the flavor will be the same, but the tree will look more tree-like if you use the curly. Press plenty of it into the cheese, then add some cranberry “ornaments”.
Fresh cranberries can be pretty hard, but you’ll still want to make little indentations in the cheese with your finger first, rather than just shoving the berries in.
Serve with crackers.
And that’s it.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces extra sharp cheddar, shredded
- 8 ounces medium cheddar, shredded
- ¼ cup grated onion
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 cup chopped parsley
- 1 cup fresh cranberries (for decoration)
Instructions
Combine the first five ingredients and mix well.
Shape into a cone on the serving plate.
Press the chopped parsley onto the surface to cover the entire "tree".
Decorate with fresh cranberries. Serve with crackers.
