For Father's day the hubby wanted a cheese ball with a little kick! I combined a few of my favorite recipes, and this cheese ball with jalapeños turned out better than I thought it would.. phew.

Cheese balls are my favorite for sports parties and small get togethers where I serve finger foods.

I also like to make my toffee dip for parties. These 2 are great together for finger foods.

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Ingredients for Cheese Ball with Jalapeños
Instructions for Cheese Ball with Jalapeños
Variations for Cheese Ball with Jalapeños
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Cheese Ball with Jalapenos

Ingredients for Cheese Ball with Jalapeños

This recipe is great because not much prep is needed. Just get the ingredients and dump them in. Except the jalapenos, we will dice those up.

cream cheese
mayo
pimento cheese spread
medium cheddar
onion mix
pickled jalapeno slices

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions for Cheese Ball with Jalapeños

mix up cream cheese, mayo and pimento cheese spread

Add cream cheese, mayo and pimento cheese together in a bowl and mix with a mixer.

Next add half of an onion mix and 2 cups of the cheddar cheese.

diced jalapenos for Cheese Ball with Jalapeños

Dice up roughly 4 jalapeno slices and add to the cheese mixture.

Mix everything up really well and then use an ice cream scoop to form on the plate.

Hint: you can use more of the onion soup mix for a stronger tase. My kids like it with the whole packet, but I prefer it with half. Let the dip sit for about 30 minutes to soften the onions.

Variations for Cheese Ball with Jalapeños

Playing around with different cheese ball variations is so fun and can be catered to your guest.

Spicy - add chili pepper flakes and a few more jalapeños
Deluxe - add bacon and green onions

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Storage

I store the cheese ball with jalapeños in my fridge covered with saran wrap for up to 5 days.

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Play around with the onion mix. You don't want it to be strong or bland, start with half of the packet and work from there

Cheese Ball with Jalapenos

This cheese ball has a fun spicy kick.

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Prep Time 15

Course Side Dish

Servings 10

Ingredients

8 oz cream cheese
5 oz pimento cheese
½ cup mayo
4 slices pickled jalapenos
½ packet onion mix
2 cups medium cheddar cheese

Instructions

First add cream cheese, pimento cheese and mayo into a bowl and mix with a mixer.
Dice up jalapeños
Add jalapeños, onion mix and cheddar cheese and mix
scoop out with ice cream scoop
Refrigerate for 30 minutes and enjoy.

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