The easiest carrot shaped cheese ball ever!!

Spring is in the air, and that means gatherings, potlucks, and Easter celebrations are just around the corner. If you’re looking for a fun, festive, and ridiculously easy appetizer to wow your guests, look no-further. We are diving into the delightful world of the carrot-shaped cheese ball.

Forget anything complicated!

This recipe is so simple, your kids can make it. Plus, it’s a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. You can make this cheese ball into any shape you want. This would be great shaped into a football, or really any sport for a finger food. I thought a carrot would be so cute for a spring gathering or even an Easter celebration!

The hardest part of this recipe is grating the cheese!

This cheese ball recipe might use only a few ingredients, everyone always raves about it. I did use a packet of ranch, but you can make your own if you want. It’s up to you. I also used pre-cooked packaged real bacon bits. It’s literally a dump, mix, and shape recipe.

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The Easiest Carrot Shaped Cheese Ball Ever!

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword trim healthy mama cheese ball, trim healthy mama, cheese ball

Author Jennifer Overstreet

Ingredients

• 2 Pckgs Cream Cheese I used 1 regular and 1 reduced fat
• 1 Pckg Ranch seasoning
• 2.5 oz Bacon Pieces
• 3 C Shredded Cheddar Cheese I am guessing here, I might have used less
• 1 Bunch Parsley

Instructions

• Place room temperature cream cheese blocks into a mixing bowl. Beat for about 30 seconds. In the bowl add the dry ranch dressing, the bacon pieces, and 1 cup shredded cheese. Mix again. Scrape sides as needed.
  
• Scrape the ingredients onto a piece of parchment paper.
  
• I used another piece of parchment paper on top to start shaping and I didn't really like how it worked.
  
• I got out a piece of plastic wrap and really liked that more.
  
• Shape into a carrot, or desired shape. When I liked the shape, I carefully flipped the cheese ball over onto a board and threw the parchment paper away.
  
• Find the piece of parsley that you think will look good for the top of the carrot.
  
• Insert the parsley pieces at the top of the carrot. Use the remaining shredded cheese to cover the cheese ball.
  
• I served this one on a cutting board. I surrounded it with generic crackers and saved my on plan crackers for me.