Cranberry Orange Cheese Ball

• Produce

  • 5 tsp Orange, zest

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 cup Powdered sugar

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 cup Candied pecans

• Drinks

  • 1 tbsp Orange juice

• Dairy

  • 16 oz Cream cheese

• Other

  • ½ cup craisins

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Description

Ingredients

• 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup craisins
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 1 Tablespoon orange juice
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup chopped candied pecans
• ½ cup craisins
• 1 Tablespoon orange zest

Directions

• Stir softened cream cheese until smooth.
• Stir in craisins, orange zest, orange juice and powdered sugar until well combined.
• Set bowl in fridge and allow to firm up for about 10 minutes or just long enough to be able to form a ball.
• Roll into a cream cheese mixture into a ball and place on a plate or tray and place in freezer to soft set for 10 minutes.
• While cheese ball is soft setting, combine coating ingredients onto a large tray or plate. Roll cheese ball into the topping ingredients to coat on the outside completely.
• Cover with saran wrap and store in fridge until ready to serve.
• Serve with crackers.