Hedgehog Cheeseball
An adorable fun cheeseball shaped like a hedgehog, made with cream cheese, Boursin, and ricotta cheese seasoned with dill and garlic. Decorated with olive eyes and a nose, pretzel stick spines, and optional green onion garnish, it is as fun to look at as it is to eat.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 90kcal
Equipment
- plastic wrap
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 5.3 ounces Boursin shallot and chive cheese softened
- 0.5 cups ricotta cheese
- 1 teaspoon dry dill weed
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 pinch salt and pepper to taste
- 3 black olives for nose and eyes
- 3 whole peppercorns for eyes
- 30 pretzel sticks broken in half
- 3 green onions sliced in half lengthwise and cut into 1.5 inch lengths (optional)
- 1 sleeve crackers for serving optional
Instructions
- Mix the cheese: Add 8 ounces cream cheese, softened, 5.3 ounces Boursin shallot and chive cheese, softened, and 0.5 cups ricotta cheese to a bowl. Add 1 teaspoons dry dill weed and 1 teaspoons garlic powder and mix well with a spatula. Season with 1 pinch salt and pepper, to taste if desired.
- Shape and chill: Place the cheese mixture onto a piece of plastic wrap and shape with an icing knife into a hedgehog shape. Cover and refrigerate for at least 60 minutes
- Decorate and serve: Remove from the refrigerator and discard plastic wrap. Place the cheeseball on a serving platter. Use one olive for the nose. Slice two olives in half and use them for eyes, pressing whole peppercorns (for eyes) into the center of each to fill the hole. Keep the eyes on the smaller side so they stay proportional.
- Press 30 pretzel sticks, broken in half into the cheese all over the body to create the spines. Scatter 3 green onions, sliced in half lengthwise and cut into 1.5 inch lengths (optional) around the base if using. Serve immediately with 1 sleeve crackers for serving (optional).
If making ahead, keep covered in the refrigerator and do not add the pretzel sticks until just before serving or they will soften and become difficult to pull out cleanly.
Nutrition
Serving: 2tbsp. | Calories: 90kcal