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November 2, 2020 By Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen 2 Comments

Cranberry Orange Pecan Cheeseball

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This Cranberry Orange Pecan Cheeseball is super creamy, slightly sweet and crunchy making it the perfect appetizer for your holiday table!

Cranberry Orange Pecan Cheeseball on a platter with crackers

Growing up you could always find crackers and a cheeseball at our holiday get togethers. The same rings true now 15 years later on my family’s appetizer table.

I love the nostalgia of it and the memories it brings back thinking of my sister and me crowded around the table with the cheese knife.

Now more than ever, those memories are what keep us smiling as well as being as close as we can to the ones we love.

However, each year I like to bring a different recipe, whether sweet or savory, one that will blow the top off last year’s cheeseball.

This year? It’s definitely this Cranberry Orange Pecan Cheeseball.

Is there a better combination than cranberry orange?

It works so well in a variety of dishes but when combined with cream cheese and pecans and spread over a buttery cracker might be my favorite way to enjoy the classic combo!

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When the holidays roll around you can find Kraft PHILADELPHIA cream cheese by the grocery bag full at my house.

It’s so versatile in so many different recipes and it’s always the secret ingredient in my fabulous mashed potatoes. Try it!

I could argue I like appetizers more than I enjoy a big meal, but I digress. Back to the BEST dessert cheese ball.

What I love about this cheeseball is how easy it is to prepare; it can feed a crowd and it’s a make ahead recipe.

Once you mix everything together, you just have to chill it until ready to serve. Then roll in more crushed pecans and cranberries and let your guests enjoy the rest!

Cranberry Orange Pecan Cheeseball using Philadelphia cream cheese and can be placed on top of butter crackers

Ingredients for pecan cheeseball:

All you’ll need to make this appetizer is 5 easy-to-grab ingredients from Walmart.

I love shopping at Walmart as I know they will have exactly what I am looking for at great, affordable prices.

  • PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
  • Powdered sugar
  • Freshly grated orange peel
  • Freshly squeezed juice from orange
  • Dried cranberries
  • Pecans

Ingredients for Cranberry Orange Pecan Cheeseball

Step by Step Instructions

  1. Beat cream cheese and sugar in a small bowl with a hand mixer until combined, about 2 minutes. Add orange peel and orange juice and beat again until smooth.
  2. 1. Beat cream cheese and sugar in a small bowl with a hand mixer until combined, about 2 minutes. Add orange peel and orange juice and beat again until smooth
  3. Transfer to a bowl and fold in (¼ cup) cranberries and (¼ cup) pecans.
  4. Transfer to a bowl and fold in ¼ cup cranberries and ¼ cup pecans.
  5. Form mixture into a ball and place ball in plastic wrap, wrap tightly and refrigerate for 1 hour. Remove ball when ready to serve.Spread additional crushed pecans (¼ cup) and dried cranberries (¼ cup) on the counter; roll ball in them until covered.
  6. Spread additional crushed pecans (¼ cup) and dried cranberries (¼ cup) on the counter; roll ball in them until covered.
  7. Cranberry Orange Pecan Cheeseball rolled in chopped cranberries and pecans
  8. Serve accompanied by crackers, baguette slices and/or dinner rolls

This cheeseball is super creamy, slightly sweet and crunchy from the pecans.

Don’t just save this recipe for the holidays though. It would be great for movie night, girls night in, picnics and so much more!

If you love cheese balls check out this Bacon Cheeseball

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Cranberry Orange Pecan Cheeseball

Cranberry Orange Pecan Cheeseball

Yield: 10 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Additional Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

This Cranberry Orange Pecan Cheeseball is super creamy, slightly sweet and crunchy making it the perfect appetizer for your holiday table!

Ingredients

  • • 1 package (8 ounces) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
  • • ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • • 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange peel
  • • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed juice from orange
  • • ⅓ cup (2⅔ ounces) dried cranberries, chopped
  • • ⅓ cup (2⅔ ounces) pecans, finely chopped
  • For Coating:
  • • ¼ cup (2 ounces) dried cranberries, chopped
  • • ¼ cup (2 ounces) pecans, finely chopped

Instructions

  1. Beat cream cheese and sugar in a small bowl with a hand mixer until
    combined, about 2 minutes. Add orange peel and orange juice and beat again
    until smooth.
  2. Transfer to a bowl and fold in (¼ cup) cranberries and (¼ cup) pecans.
  3. Form mixture into a ball and place ball in plastic wrap, wrap tightly
    and refrigerate for 1 hour. Remove ball when ready to serve. Spread additional
    crushed pecans (¼ cup) and dried cranberries (¼ cup) on the counter; roll ball
    in them until covered.
  4. Serve accompanied by crackers, baguette slices and/or dinner rolls.



Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 32Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 10mgCarbohydrates: 6gFiber: 1gSugar: 4gProtein: 0g

All information and tools presented and written within this site are intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information on strawberryblondiekitchen.com should only be used as a general guideline.

© Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen
Cuisine: American / Category: Appetizers
What appetizers do you serve for holiday parties?

I’m always on the lookout for more incredible recipes to serve my guests!

Cranberry Orange Pecan Cheeseball ingredients, such as Philadelphia cream cheese, can be purchased at Walmart

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I'm Megan, the strawberry blondie behind this kitchen. I'm a self proclaimed foodie who loves to EAT! I have a passion for sweet + salty, caffeine and chocolate.
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