Make Ahead Snowman Cheese Ball Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Stir in the dried beef, onions, horseradish and garlic powder until blended. Shape into two balls, one slightly larger than the other. Roll each in parsley. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight., On a serving plate, place the smaller cheese ball on top of larger cheese ball, forming a snowman. Set aside 1 teaspoon spreadable cream cheese. Carefully cover snowman with remaining spreadable cream cheese. , Arrange cranberries for eyes and buttons. Insert carrot for nose and pretzel sticks for arms., Place a small dab of reserved cream cheese on top of large cracker. Top with a butter-flavored cracker. Repeat with three remaining butter-flavored crackers. Place on top of snowman. Serve with crackers.

Steps:

• Mix 3 packages cream cheese and the Cheddar cheese; divide into 3 equal parts. Combine 2 parts to equal two-thirds of mixture; mix in pesto. Mix onion, mustard and pepper sauce into remaining one-third mixture.
• Cover each cheese mixture and refrigerate about 4 hours or until firm enough to shape. Shape each cheese mixture into ball. Wrap each ball, label and freeze.
• About 12 hours before serving, remove balls from freezer. Thaw in wrappers in refrigerator.
• Arrange balls on serving plate with smaller ball on top for head of snowman. Frost snowman with whipped cream cheese before serving. Decorate as desired. Serve with crackers. Store covered in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Mix 3 pkg cream cheese and the Cheddar cheese; divide into 3 equal parts.
• Combine 2 parts to equal 2/3 of mixture.
• Mix in pesto.
• Mix onion, mustard and pepper sauce into remaining 1/3 mixture.
• Cover each cheese mixture and refrigerate about 4 hours or until firm enough to shape.
• Shape each cheese mixture into ball.
• Wrap each ball, label and freeze.
• May be frozen up to 1 month ahead.
• About 12 hours before serving, remove balls from freezer.
• Thaw in wrappers in refrigerator.
• Arrange balls on serving plate with smaller ball on top for head of snowman.
• Frost snowman with whipped cream cheese before serving.
• Decorate as desired.
• Serve with crackers.
• Store covered in refrigerator.
• To decorate, if desired, use your imagination to decorate this whimsical snowman!
• You can use fresh rosemary and dried cranberries (crown), chopped olive pieces or raisins (eyes and buttons), pimiento or red bell pepper (mouth), radicchio or carrot ribbon (scarf), and asparagus spears or celery sticks (arms).