Apple Cheese ball

I got this from southern living magazine perfect tailgating appetizer

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 1 Cheese ball

Ingredients

• 8  ounces white cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1  teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄8 teaspoon  ground red pepper paprika
• 1 1⁄2 inches cinnamon sticks
• 1  bay leaf

Directions

1. PROCESS first 4 ingredients in a food processor until smooth,chill 30 minutes.
2. SHAPE cheese into a ball and make a indentation in top to resemble an apple chill 30 minutes COAT ball heavily with paprika cover and chill 1 hour.
3. INSERT cinnamon stickand bay leaf into indentation to resemble apple stem and leaf Serve with crackers.