Name: Pine Cone Cheese Ball
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: Cream cheese, softened - 2 (8 ounce) packages; Goat cheese, softened - 4 ounces; Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley - 3 tablespoons; Chopped fresh tarragon - 2 tablespoons; Chopped fresh thyme - 1 tablespoon; Garlic, minced, or more to taste - ½ clove; Cayenne pepper, or to taste - 1 pinch; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 1 pinch; Whole almonds, or as needed - 1 cup; Large fresh rosemary sprigs - 3

Ingredients for - Pine Cone Cheese Ball

1. Cream cheese, softened 2 (8 ounce) packages

2. Goat cheese, softened 4 ounces

3. Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 3 tablespoons

4. Chopped fresh tarragon 2 tablespoons

5. Chopped fresh thyme 1 tablespoon

6. Garlic, minced, or more to taste ½ clove

7. Cayenne pepper, or to taste 1 pinch

8. Salt and ground black pepper to taste 1 pinch

9. Whole almonds, or as needed 1 cup

10. Large fresh rosemary sprigs 3

How to cook deliciously - Pine Cone Cheese Ball

1 . Stage

Stir cream cheese, goat cheese, parsley, tarragon, thyme, garlic, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl until smooth and well-mixed.

2 . Stage

Turn cheese mixture out onto a serving platter and form into a tapered oval shape to resemble a pine cone.

3 . Stage

Starting at the tapered end, press almonds into the cheese cone so that the tip of the almond is facing out and down, and cheese cone is completely covered with almonds and resembles a pine cone. Place rosemary sprigs at the top to resemble pine needles. Chef John