FRUIT-SHAPED CHEESE BALLS

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Enjoy these fruit shaped cheese ball dip - perfect to serve with crackers.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Time 8h30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled (2/3 cup)
1 container (8 ounces) sharp Cheddar cold-pack cheese food
2 packages (3 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Paprika
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
4 drops yellow food color, if desired
1 stick cinnamon
Lemon leaf
Vegetable oil
Brown paper
Crackers, if desired

Steps:

Mix blue cheese, cheese spread, cream cheese and Worcestershire sauce in medium bowl with fork until blended. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours until chilled.
Divide cheese mixture in half. Shape 1 half into a ball on waxed paper. Sprinkle another piece of waxed paper with paprika. Roll cheese ball in paprika, coating completely. Mold into apple shape.
Shape other half of cheese mixture into a ball on waxed paper. Shake Parmesan cheese and food color in covered container until cheese is evenly colored. Sprinkle another piece of waxed paper with cheese. Roll cheese ball in Parmesan cheese, coating completely. Mold into pear shape.
Make small depression in apple and pear for stem ends. Cut 2 small pieces from cinnamon stick. Insert cinnamon stick pieces for apple and pear stems. Insert lemon leaf in apple. Brush oil over small piece of brown paper; cut into leaf shape. Insert leaf in pear. Serve with crackers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 85, Carbohydrate 1 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 300 mg