Dill Pickle Cheese Ball

5 from 1 vote

This dill pickle cheese ball recipe is PACKED with flavour, and sure to please any pickle lover you know! It's super easy to make, too!

Prep Time10

Chill Time4

Total Time4 10

Course: Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine: American, Canadian

Diet: Diabetic, Gluten Free, Vegetarian

Servings: Servings

Calories: 148kcal

Author: Marie Porter

Before getting started, chop and measure your pickles.
Spread them out between layers of paper towel, and press to absorb as much liquid as possible.
If you don’t, your cheese ball won’t set firm enough!
Set pickles aside.
In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add dill pickle brine, continue beating until well incorporated.
Add remaining cheese ball ingredients, stirring well to combine. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for an hour or two, until it firms up a bit.
Lay out 2 rectangles of plastic wrap, in an X shape. Using clean wet hands, form the cheese mixture into a ball, place in the middle of the plastic wrap.
Gather the plastic wrap up around the ball of cheese, securing at the top with a twist tie, elastic, or twine if needed.
Chill for at least two hours.
Immediately before serving:
Combine remaining shredded cheese and dill in a shallow bowl.
Remove cheese ball from the fridge. Carefully peel off the plastic wrap, place the cheese ball in the bowl of cheese and dill.
Gently pack the shredded cheese mixture over the exposed surface of the entire cheese ball.
Place cheese ball on serving plate, and serve with crackers.

Leftovers can be wrapped in plastic wrap - or transferred to an airtight container - and stored in the fridge for a week or so.