Creamy Cheese Ball

An unusual combination of flavors, blue cheese and coconut, come together to create a spread your guests will enjoy...and compliment your culinary ingenuity!

Recipe Ingredients:

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 cups (8 ounces) crumbled Wisconsin Blue cheese
1/3 cup flaked coconut
1 teaspoon finely grated onion
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup flaked coconut
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup finely chopped parsley

Cooking Directions:

1. Combine cream cheese and blue cheese. Cream well. Blend in coconut, onion and Worcestershire sauce. Cover and chill for at least 6 hours or until ready to use.
   
2. Shortly before serving time, combine remaining ingredients on a piece of wax paper.
   
3. Form cheese mixture into ball and roll in the coconut, pecan, parsley mixture until completely covered. Place on a platter; surround with crackers.

Makes 12 appetizer servings.

Recipe provided courtesy of Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Inc.