Cheese Snowman
Votes: 1
Time: 1 hour 50 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 6 - 8
Complexity: easily
Servings: 6 - 8
A fun snowman appetizer will grace your New Year's or Christmas cheeseboard. The snowman balls are made from cream cheese mixed with grated cheddar, bits of fried bacon, and green onions, then rolled in finely grated Monterey Jack cheese to create the illusion of fluffy snow. Each ball is secured with a wooden skewer. Use raisins for the eyes, mini carrots for the nose, rosemary sprigs for the arms, a strip of bacon for the scarf, and a round cracker topped with a black olive for the hat. Serve the snowman with crackers, onto which guests can spread the cheese.
The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 4 slices of bacon
- 220 g of cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup grated smoked cheddar (about 110 g)
- 2 green onions (white and light green parts), thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 0.5 tsp hot sauce
- 110 g Monterey Jack cheese
- 2 black raisins
- 1 small carrot, trimmed
- 2 sprigs of rosemary
- 1 thin round cracker + extra for serving
- 1 large pitted black olive
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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:
- In a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until lightly crisp but still pliable, about 5 minutes. Remove 1 slice to a paper towel-lined plate. Continue cooking the remaining bacon until completely crisp, another 2 to 3 minutes; remove to a plate. Halve the less-cooked slice of bacon lengthwise. Finely chop the remaining bacon with a knife.
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with a mixer on medium-high speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add the cheddar, green onions, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, a pinch of salt, and crumbled bacon; mix until smooth. Refrigerate until the cheese sets slightly, about 30 minutes.
- Form the cheese mixture into 3 balls (approximately 5 cm, 6 cm, and 7.5 cm in size). Refrigerate until the balls set, at least 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, freeze the Monterey Jack cheese for 1 hour (this will prevent it from clumping when grating). Grate the cheese using a fine grater. Gently roll each cheese ball in the grated cheese, coating them completely. Place a 3-inch (7.5 cm) cheese ball on a small plate; insert a 4-inch (10 cm) wooden skewer into the center. Place the 2.5-inch (6 cm) and 2-inch (5 cm) balls on top, securing them to the skewer.
- Attach raisins to the top ball for eyes and a carrot for a nose. Wrap half the bacon around the snowman's neck to create a scarf and use rosemary sprigs for arms. Place a thin cracker on the head to form the brim of the hat. Cut about a third off the olive so it stands up straight and place the olive on top of the cracker to form the hat. Serve the cheese snowman with crackers.
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