Bring this dill pickle cheese ball to your next party or event! It’s made with cream cheese and cheddar cheese along with chopped dill pickles and fresh dill!
Dill Pickle Cheese Ball = Great for Sharing
Looking for a summer cheese ball recipe? Look no further than this dill pickle cheese ball.
It’s truly an excellent cheesy appetizer to share and so easy to make. Plus, you can easily make it ahead of time and serve it a few days later.
Why you’ll love it!
- Great for sharing
- Make-ahead recipe
- Made with pickles!
- 6-ingredients
Featured Ingredients
- Cream cheese: cream cheese is the basis of cheese balls. Make sure to start off with softened cream cheese so it’s easy to mix.
- Greek yogurt: Greek adds a bit of tang.
- Lawry’s: Lawry’s seasoning is a great base seasoning to add to any and everything.
- Cheddar cheese: why not add more cheese?
- Pickles + pickle juice: it is a dill PICKLE cheese all after all. You’l need dill pickles and pickle juice.
- Fresh dill: fresh dill accompanies pickles like peanut butter and jelly.
How to soften cream cheese
Looking for a quick method to soften cream cheese? Check out our post – How to Soften Cream Cheese – 4 Ways! Here you’ll learn 4 unique (and quick!) methods to soften cream cheese to the perfect amount for baking and cooking.
How to Make this Dill Pickle Cheese Ball
Combine
Combine the cream cheese, Greek yogurt, and seasonings in a large bowl.
Add
Add the shredded cheese, pickle juice, and pickles and mix.
Form and Refrigerate
Form the cheese ball into the best ball that you can refrigerate to set for 30-60 minutes.
Roll and Serve
Remove the cheese ball from the fridge and re-enforce the ball shape with your hands.
Carefully cover the outside of the cheese ball with freshly minced dill. Serve with your favorite fixings!
Serving Suggestions
Serve your dill pickle cheese ball with whatever you have on hand! Here are some ideas:
- Crackers
- Pretzels
- Pickle chips
- Veggies
- Sturdy chips
Storage
Store cheese ball, covered, in the fridge for up to 3-5 days.
Dill Pickle Cheese Ball
Ingredients
- 8 oz. cream cheese softened
- 2 tablespoons 2% plain Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon Lawry’s seasoning
- 1 tablespoon pickle juice
- 3 oz. shredded cheddar cheese ~¾ cup
- ¾ cup diced dill pickles
- ¼ cup minced fresh dill
Instructions
- In a large bowl add the cream cheese, Greek yogurt, and seasoning. Using an electric mixer, whip the ingredients together until smooth.
- Next add the pickle juice, cheddar, and pickles. Mix until all the ingredients are combined.
- Scrape the sides of the bowl into a ball shape and place the cream cheese mixture into the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes (or until the cream cheese ball is firm enough to shape).
- Remove the cheese ball from the fridge and use a spatula or your hands to form the cream cheese into a perfect ball.
- Carefully roll the cheese ball in the minced dill so that it is completely covered.
- Serve with veggies or crackers.
Tips & Notes
- Use spicy pickles to kick the cheese ball up a notch.
- Serve with corned beef slices to make this dish the Minnesotan way dontcha know.
- To make individual servings, before you form the big ball, use a small scoop or tablespoon to form smaller balls. Then roll in the dill. Serve with pretzel sticks to make an easy walking app.
This was a big hit at our cousins night! I omitted the 1 tbsp of pickle juice because I was afraid it would be too wet and I am glad I did. No picture it went too fast!
So glad you and your cousins loved this cheese ball!