This super easy no-cook appetizer recipe is delicious, and it comes together in just 15 minutes. A cranberry pecan cheese ball is ideal for the busy holiday season or to bring to a potluck. For a larger no-cook appetizer, double the recipe to serve eight people instead of four.
If you purchase goat cheese in logs rather than in a tub or a block, there’s no need to even shape your cranberry pecan cheese ball. You’ll just add the honey and toppings to the log(s) and serve. While this no-cook appetizer recipe technically serves four people, its richness allows it to go further as a finger food at holiday parties and potlucks in my experience.
If in doubt simply double the recipe!
Easy No-Cook Appetizer
Ingredients:
Pecans, finely chopped
Fresh rosemary leaves, finely chopped
Dried cranberries, chopped
Goat cheese
Honey
To serve:
Crackers or crostini (I used Townhouse Pita Crackers)
Directions:
- Combine chopped pecans, rosemary leaves, and cranberries in a medium bowl and stir to combine. Set aside.
- Place the goat cheese log in a rimmed bowl and drizzle 4 tablespoons of the honey on top. Turn the cheese log while spreading the honey evenly across the entire surface with clean fingers.
- Sprinkle the chopped pecan mixture across the top of the honey-covered cheese log and gently press into the surface until the entire log is evenly coated.
- Drizzle the remaining honey on a small serving platter or round plate as shown to hold the cheese log in place. Position the goat cheese in the center and sprinkle any remaining cranberry-pecan mixture around it. Serve immediately with your choice of crackers or crostini. Enjoy!
Cranberry Pecan Cheese Ball
This easy no-cook appetizer is a hit at holiday parties.
Cranberry Pecan Cheese Ball
Ingredients
- ½ cup pecans finely chopped
- 2 Tbsp. fresh rosemary leaves finely chopped
- ½ cup dried cranberries chopped
- 8 ounces goat cheese
- 6 Tbsp. honey divided
Instructions
- Combine chopped pecans, rosemary leaves, and cranberries in a medium bowl and stir to combine. Set aside.
- Place the goat cheese log in a rimmed bowl and drizzle 4 tablespoons of the honey on top. Turn the cheese log while spreading the honey evenly across the entire surface with clean fingers.
- Sprinkle the chopped pecan mixture across the top of the honey-covered cheese log and gently press into the surface until the entire log is evenly coated.
- Drizzle the remaining honey on a small serving platter or round plate as shown to hold the cheese log in place. Position the goat cheese in the center and sprinkle any remaining cranberry-pecan mixture around it. Serve immediately with your choice of crackers or crostini. Enjoy!
