Buttermilk Ranch Cheeseball

19 Reviews

Prep: 10 min
Ready In: 15 min

“This is the quickest and easiest appetizer I know of. It takes only minutes to make and can be served almost immediately. You can keep the ingredients on hand for months. Serve with buttery crackers.” - by CASTOWAYS

Ingredients

1 tablespoon sour cream
1 (1 ounce) package ranch dressing mix (such as Hidden Valley Ranch ®)
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1/2 pound Cheddar cheese, shredded
1/4 cup finely chopped pecans

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Original recipe yields 1 cheese ball

Directions

Mix the sour cream with ranch dressing mix in a bowl until smoothly combined. Add the cream cheese and Cheddar cheese to the bowl, and mix together with your hands until thoroughly blended. Chill the mixture for 5 minutes, then shape into a ball.
Place the pecans into a shallow bowl, and roll all sides of the cheese ball in the pecans to coat. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (16 total)

Calories
124 cal
6%

Fat
11 g
17%

Carbs
1.7 g
< 1%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Sarah Jo

Dec. 30, 2011

"This is one of our favorite appetizers for holidays. I make my own dry ranch dressing mix and use a full pound of sharp cheddar cheese. You can use reduced fat cream cheese and not even notice the swi..." See moretch. If you really want the ranch flavor to shine, make this a couple days beforehand and let it set in the fridge."

shs123

Dec. 31, 2011

"Be sure to use the powder DRESSING rather than the powder DIP. The dip has way more salt in it. We have made both kinds. Dip cheese all is way too salty. Just a heads up......" See more"