Easy No-Bake Easter Bunny Cheese Ball
This easy, no-bake appetizer is kid-friendly and perfect for brunch, parties, or snacking.
Servings: 0
Ingredients
- 16 oz cream cheese softened
- 2 cups Italian cheese bland
- 1 tsp minced fresh chives
- 1/2 tsp chopped fresh parsley
- 1/4 tsp chopped fresh rosemary
- 1/8 tsp garlic powder
- 2 cups grated Parmesan
- 3 to 4 Easter egg radishes
- 8 radish flowers for serving
- Baby carrots for serving
- Golden Butter Butterfly Crackers for serving
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, Italian cheese blend, chives, parsley, rosemary, and garlic powder.
- Push the cheese into the center of the bowl and form into a ball. Cover the bowl with parchment paper or plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour or up to overnight.
- Separate the chilled mixture into four pieces, one large one for the body, two medium balls for the paws, and one small ball for the tail. Use your hands to roll them into balls, then shape the two medium balls into soft triangles.
- Place the Parmesan in a bowl. Working one at a time, roll the cheese “balls” in the Parmesan (or pat the cheese onto the cheese balls).
- Stack the smallest ball on top of the biggest ball to place the tail, then add the triangles, short side down, on the front of the large ball.
- Slice the ends of the smaller easter radishes to create 6 small toe pads and slice the ends off of a larger easter radish to create 2 foot pads. Place the large foot pads in the center of the triangles, then add three toe pads underneath each foot pad. (Pro tip: Use extra cream cheese to adhere radishes to “paws.”)
- Serve in the center of a platter and arrange the radish flowers, carrots, and Butterfly crackers around the edges.