Easy Cheese Ball Recipe with Pineapple
This easy cheese ball recipe is made with tangy cream cheese, sweet pineapple, crunchy pecans, and both green peppers and green onions for a bit of fresh crunch and savory flavor notes. The cream cheese of course gives plenty of spreadable smoothness while the other add-ins provide bits of texture, chewiness, and light crunch. Whether you want to serve this pineapple cheese ball at your Christmas parties or before a holiday dinner party or celebration, or save it to make for New Year’s Eve, everyone will remember this tasty holiday appetizer recipe!
Pineapple Cheese Ball Ingredients
To make this crowd favorite pineapple cream cheese ball with a pecan coating, you only need a handful of extremely common and easy to find ingredients including the following:
Cream cheese Crushed pineapple Pecans Green onions Green bell peppers (or red bell peppers, or your favorite) Salt Garlic powder Fresh parsley, optional for garnishing
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make a Pineapple Cheese Ball
Making this cream cheese ball with pineapple couldn’t be any easier; it’s a dump-and-stir special! Follow my straightforward instructions:
Make-Ahead Instructions
You most definitely can make this pineapple pecan cheeseball recipe in advance, up to about 24-36 hours in advance, and then place it in the refrigerator. For maximum crunch though, I recommend NOT rolling the ball of cream cheese through the cup of the pecans for coating until closer to service. Sometimes nuts can lose their crunch a bit if refrigerated so to prevent that, just roll the cheese ball through the pecans before serving the cheese ball. And make sure to wrap the big ball of cream cheese very well in plastic wrap before stashing it in the fridge.
What to Serve with a Cheese Ball
I like to serve my pecan pineapple cheese ball with basic but sturdy crackers like Breton Multigrain Crackers, Ritz, Triscuits, Wheat Thins, or your faves are welcome additions. If you have a Trader Joe’s in your area, my two favorite crackers eve are Raisin Rosemary Crisps and Trail Mix Crackers — so much better than they sound and everyone who tries these falls in love and wants to know what they are! Feeling fruity? Pineapple wedges will really complement and accentuate the pineapple flavor of the cheese ball.
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