Apple & Pear Shaped Cheese Balls

These wonderful creations sound more complicated than they actually are. Plus, its delightful to sculpt out your food before you eat it!

• Ready In: 10 hrs
• Yields: 12 servings per ball

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 lb blue cheese, crumbled
• 8  ounces sharp cheddar cheese, finely shredded
• 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1  teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
•  paprika
• 2  teaspoons parmesan cheese, grated
• 2  drops  yellow food coloring
•  cinnamon stick
•  lemon leaves

Directions

1. Mix blue cheese, cheddar cheese, cream cheese and Worcestershire sauce in a medium bowl with a fork until blended.
2. Cover and chill at least 8 hours.
3. Divide cheese mixture in half.
4. Shape one half into a ball and place on wax paper.
5. Sprinkle another piece of wax paper with paprika; roll cheese ball in paprika to thoroughly coat.
6. Mold into an apple shape.
7. Shape the remaining cheese mixture into a ball.
8. Combine parmesan cheese and food coloring in a covered container or large plastic bag and add cheese ball.
9. Roll cheese ball in parmesan cheese until thoroughly coated.
10. Mold into a pear shape.
11. Make a small depression in the top of each cheese ball for stem ends; insert piece of cinnamon stick into depressions.
12. Insert leaves into tops of cheese balls.