Festive Snowman Cheeseball – Easy Holiday Party Food Idea!

This Snowman Cheeseball is the ultimate holiday party showstopper! It’s creamy, cheesy, and almost too cute to eat! Made with simple ingredients, it’s shaped into an adorable snowman that doubles as both a festive centerpiece and a delicious appetizer. Serve it with crackers, pretzels, or veggie sticks for a crowd-pleasing Christmas snack everyone will remember.

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If you’re looking for a fun and easy Christmas appetizer, this snowman cheeseball checks every box. It’s rich, savory, and loaded with flavor, yet simple enough to make ahead for stress-free entertaining. Decorate it with peppercorn eyes, a carrot nose, and a scarf made of red pepper or chives for that perfect holiday touch.

Ingredients You’ll Need

2 – 8oz blocks of cream cheese, softened
16 oz finely shredded white cheddar cheese, room temperature, 1 cup set aside
1 oz package ranch seasoning mix
1 baby carrot
14 whole peppercorns
2 pretzel sticks

Step by Step Instructions

STEP ONE – Beat the cream cheese in a large bowl until fluffy.

STEP TWO – Add the ranch seasoning to the cream cheese.

STEP THREE – Measure one cup of the shredded cheddar and set aside for later.

STEP FOUR – Beat the remaining cheddar into the cream cheese mixture.

STEP FIVE – Set out a sheet of parchment paper and two sheets of plastic wrap. Using plastic gloves (to make this part less messy), form the cheese mixture into two balls, one slightly larger than the other. Place them on the parchment paper and slightly flatten into disks.

STEP SIX – Wrap each disk separately in plastic wrap and chill for 2 hours, or until ready to serve.

NOTE: Take the 1 cup of shredded cheese out of the refrigerator 1 hour prior to serving so that it can come to room temperature.

STEP SEVEN – Arrange the disks on a sheet of parchment so that they’re touching, and gently push them together.

STEP EIGHT – Stick a baby carrot into the centre of the top disk as a nose.

STEP NINE – Arrange two peppercorns slightly above the nose for the eyes.

STEP TEN – Arrange 7 peppercorns below the nose to shape the snowman’s mouth, followed by 5 below to create buttons on the snowman’s body.

STEP ELEVEN – Top with the one cup of cheese that you set aside, and gently push into the cheese disks. Carefully transfer to a serving platter using a large spatula.

STEP TWELVE – Serve with crackers, pretzels, and/or veggies and enjoy!