Mini CheeseBall Grape Appetizers

Cheeseball Appetizer with Grapes Recipe

This is a delicious cheeseball appetizer of port wine and cheese enclosing a grape coated with salted pistachio nuts.
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mini cheeseball appetizers with grapes

Mini CheeseBall Grape Appetizers

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adapted from a recipe by Trish Magwood

Recipe Type: appetizer, grape, cheese, pistachio nuts

Prep Time: 25 min
Total Time: 25 min
Yield: 20

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Pistachio nuts, finely chopped
4 ounces Chevre cheese, softened
2 ounces cream cheese, softened
1-1/2 tablespoons Port wine
Kosher salt to taste
1 pound seedless grapes, red or green

Instruction:

Place Pistachio nuts in a small bowl; set aside.

In a larger bowl mix Chevre cheese and cream cheese with the port wine, add salt according to your taste. Place 1 teaspoon cream mixture in palm of your hand; add a grape and completely covering it with the cheese by forming into a mini cheese ball. Roll in pistachio nuts coating thoroughly.

Repeat this process for each grape; refrigerate until firm. Set cheeseballs on a platter and serve.

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