Don’t forget the fun food at your Christmas Parties. This Gingerbread Man is a simple way to add a festive touch to the table. Have a little fun with our without the kids, crafting this cutie. Your guests won’t only be impressed with this Cheese ball, they will be asking for the simple 4 ingredient recipe! Come on in and I’ll share my mom’s recipe for a simple Cheeseball and this Fun and Easy Gingerbread Christmas Cheese Ball Recipe and Tutorial
Here’s What You’ll Need For This Fun and Easy Gingerbread Christmas Cheese Ball Recipe and Tutorial
- 2 &1/2 packages of soft cream cheese
- 5-6 chives sliced
- Buddig Ham – diced (it’s the cheap $1 bag hanging in the lunchmeat section)
- Chopped Walnuts – about 2 cups
- 3 black olives sliced in half
- Crackers for serving
Additional Equipment:
- optional – food prep gloves
- spray oil
- baggie and scissors
- large bowl
- silicone spatula
- large rectangle platter
Instructions:
- In your large bowl, mix 2 packages of cream cheese, chives and ham
- If you have gloves, put those on and spray them with a touch of oil and rub to coat so the cream cheese doesn’t stick to you as much – or spray your hands and rub together to coat
- Set your platter out and begin forming the head of the gingerbread man with about 1/3 of the mixture
- Once you’ve got the head the way you like it, move on to the oval shaped body with another 1/3 of the mixture
- Add arms and legs with the rest
- If you have additional cheese ball mixture in the bowl, fill in where necessary
- Use a silicone spatula sprayed with oil to smooth and spread where needed
- When you are satisfied with your shape, pour walnut pieces over the entire surface. Press them down a bit so they stick
- Place walnuts in bare spots and press down
- Now, grab your 1/2 package of cream cheese and press it into a small baggie
- push it down into the bottom corner and snip off a small section of the corner
- Make the white squiggle lines on the arms and legs by squeezing the cream cheese out
- Make the face with the cream cheese in the baggie, as well
- Use the halves of the olives with the cross pattern as buttons
- That’s it! You’re done. Enjoy with crackers
Storage Tips –
- Do not at the olives – just yet. Wrap the gingerbread with plastic wrap and store for up to 1 week before your event. Pull the cheese ball out about 1 hour before the party to let it warm up to room temp. Add the olive buttons.
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