Flamin’ Hot Cheetos® Cheese Ball

Description

This cheese ball is great for holiday parties, or just a fun get-together! Serve with crackers, corn chips, or raw cut veggies.

Ingredients

  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 1 ½ cups shredded extra-sharp Cheddar cheese, divided
  • 1 cup shredded pepper Jack cheese
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • ¼ teaspoon onion powder
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 cup spicy cheese-flavored cornmeal snack (such as Cheetos® Flamin’ Hot)

Instructions

  1. Beat cream cheese
  2. 1 cup Cheddar cheese
  3. pepper Jack
  4. mayonnaise
  5. Worcestershire
  6. hot sauce
  7. parsley
  8. onion powder
  9. and garlic powder with an electric mixer on low speed until creamy
  10. about 1 minute. Beat in remaining 1/2 cup Cheddar until just combined
  11. about 15 seconds.
  12. Place a large piece of plastic wrap on a clean work surface. Place cheese mixture in the center of the plastic wrap. Pull up edges of the plastic wrap to shape the mixture into a ball. Refrigerate until firm
  13. at least 1 hour or overnight.
  14. Crush snack chips and place in a shallow dish. Unwrap the cheese ball and roll in crushed chips
  15. pressing gently to coat. Serve immediately.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Servings: 10

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