Cranberry Pecan Caramelized Onion Cheeseball

Who else loves a super slowly, retro cheeseball appetizer?! They are SO underrated. I dear how unproblematic they are to make, and they’re and then festive! And we all know how I experience nearly festive things..similar these cocktails for case. I’one thousand such a footling child when it comes to the holidays and I wouldn’t have it whatsoever other mode. I live for the aura in addition to energy about Thanksgiving together with Christmas. It makes me so then happy!

If you need a terminal minute appetizer for tomorrow, I’ve got you covered! I asked you lot guys on Instagram yesterday if you lot were app people like me, or if yous liked to salvage upwards for the big meal. And the majority of y'all are definitely appetizer people. I knew I liked y'all.

I’1000 such a “picker” as well as I tin can’t imagine whatsoever holiday repast, or whatever repast for that matter, without more or less snacking beforehand!

One of the reasons I dearest cheeseballs is simple because of the texture! You could’ve guessed that, I know. The creaminess of the cheese mixed alongside the crunchy exterior is to die for. I toasted the pecans for extra flavor in addition to the cranberries are so chewy, tart, sugariness, in addition to delicious! What’second non to beloved?

What gives this a huge punch of season is the caramelized onions. I caramelized a sweetness onion for almost a one-half an hour together with it merely tastes like a delicious, sugariness onion marmalade. And I didn’t add together whatever dark-brown sugar or anything! Toooo skilful.

You could totally add this cheeseball to a huge Thanksgiving cheeseboard similar this i I shared last calendar week! Or past itself amongst a diverseness of crackers, chips, apples, and whatsoever else y'all like for dipping! I’ve said it before, simply more is more than inwards this state of affairs, inwards my sentiment. Huge, loaded cheeseboards are the best for entertaining!

I know turkey solar day is tomorrow, just at that place’sec still fourth dimension to make this, as well as it’sec really a perfect recipe to make ahead of time! It’second best if you lot chill it for at to the lowest degree ii hours, merely yous could totally allow it chill overnight as well as simply permit it sit for a little longer to let it come to room temp!

I discover that it tastes best after it has chilled for a chip as well as so comes to room temp. I honestly could not stop eating this darn affair. I ate it every unmarried day for a week subsequently I made it. And 1 24-hour interval I may take had it for dinner alongside crackers together with some apples. Does anyone else sometimes resort to cheese for dinner? Tell me I’thousand not the only one. Snack dinners are my fave.

Happy nearly Thanksgiving! I promise everyone has a lovely, relaxing 24-hour interval tomorrow.

ALSO. I’m super obsessed amongst hearing most other people’s traditions too favorite side dishes/menus, then comment below if yous wanna portion!

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Cranberry Pecan Caramelized Onion Cheeseball

This cranberry caramelized onion cheeseball is so flavorful, super slowly to make, as well as so festive! It'sec such a crowd pleaser together with it'sec neat to entertain with!

Course

Appetizer

Prep Time x minutes

Cook Time xxx minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings ane big cheeseball

Ingredients

• 
  two
  tablespoons
  unsalted butter
  


• 
  one
  medium sugariness onion, really thinly sliced
  


• 
  viii
  ounces
  cream cheese, softened to room temperature
  


• 
  four
  ounces
  mascarpone cheese, softened to room temperature
  


• 
  i 1/two
  cups
  freshly grated white cheddar cheese
  


• 
  i
  loving cup
  pecans, chopped
  


• 
  iii/iv
  loving cup
  dried cranberries, chopped into smaller pieces
  


• 
  salt too pepper
  

Instructions

1. 
   

   Heat a skillet over medium-high estrus together with add the butter. Once melted, add the onions as well as sauté, stirring often for 25-30 minutes, or until deeply aureate together with caramelized. They will be near a jam-like consistency.

   
   


2. 
   

   While the onions are caramelizing, oestrus a skillet over medium high together with add the pecans. Toast for iii-4 minutes, stirring, watching rattling carefully every bit they tin burn down chop-chop. Remove from rut.

   
   


3. 
   

   Add the cream cheese, mascarpone, the caramelized onions, white cheddar, half of the toasted pecans, too a pinch of common salt together with pepper to a medium mixing bowl. Beat the mixture with electrical beaters until combined.

   
   


4. 
   

   Add remaining pecans too cranberries to a plate too stir amongst your fingers to combine.

   
   


5. 
   

   Form cheese mixture into a ball using your hands, and gently curlicue in the pecans as well as cranberries to adhere. Wrap inward plastic wrap too refrigerate for at to the lowest degree 2 hours or upward to overnight. I like to permit mine sit at room temperature for an 60 minutes around earlier serving. Serve amongst your favorite crackers, chips, too sliced apples!