Easy Cheese Ball Turkey Shaped Appetizer
Description
Ingredients
For the balls
- 5.3 ounces Boursin Cheese Softened
- 8 ounces Cream Cheese Softened
- 1 TBSP Chopped Parsley
- 1 tsp Chopped Chives
- 1/4 tsp Lemon Zest
- 1/8 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 dash Tobasco
- 1/3 cup Pistachios Chopped
- 1/3 cup Dried Cranberries Chopped
- 1/3 cup Dried Slab Apricots Chopped
- 1 bag Recipe No. 5 Savory Butter Pretzels
For the board
- 1 brie wheel
- 1 orange slice
- candy eyes and candy corn
Instructions
- Combine Boursin, cream cheese, parsley, chives, lemon zest, Worcestershire sauce, tabasco in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or in a large bowl if using an electric mixer). Mix until a smooth uniform mixture has come together, stop and scrape down the sides and continue mixing if needed.
- Mix until a smooth uniform mixture has come together, stop and scrape down the sides and continue mixing if needed.
- Line a tray with parchment paper and begin to scoop the cheese with a tablespoon measure onto it, refrigerate for half an hour.
- Meanwhile in a food processor separately chop the pistachios, dried cranberries and slab apricots finely, then place each in their own bowls, so all your toppings are ready.
- Note that dried fruit can get gummy in the food processor, so make them as fine as possible before they turn gummy (or into a paste).
- And, if you want them to be finer after you take them out, feel free to use a knife to finish them off.
- Once the cheese has chilled roll each piece into a ball between your hands, then roll each piece into either the chopped pistachios, apricots or cranberries.
- Once ready to serve, stick a pretzel rod into the center of the cheese ball.
- Place the brie towards the bottom of the board. Fan the cheese balls out in layers around the top of the cheese to resemble feathers. Add eyes and candy corn beak to the orange slice to make the turkey's face. Enjoy with more pretzels on the side!
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