Topped with toasty pecans, this sweet-and-savory cheese ball makes a festive hostess gift for holiday parties. Says Heidi: “It’s always a hit; there’s never anything left over, and everyone asks for the recipe.” At home, make it ahead of time for convenience, then bring to room temp and serve.
Heidi Blaine Hadburg - Safety Harbor, FL


French Quarter Cheese Spread

(8 ounces) cream cheese, softened

onion

garlic clove,

butter, cubed

dark brown sugar

Worcestershire sauce

mustard

pecans,

Assorted crackers

In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, onion and garlic. Transfer to a serving plate; shape into a 6-in. disk. Set aside.

In a small saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce and mustard. Cook and stir over medium heat for 4-5 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in pecans.

Cool slightly. Spoon over cheese mixture. Serve with crackers.

I have made this recipe for numerous gathering & it is always the first app to go!  For a progressive dinner I made the cream cheese portion the night before, molding it onto my serving platter.  I melted the brown sugar & butter mixture in a pan that night as well and put it in the fridge.  About an hour before serving I took out the cream cheese to let it come to room temp.  I heated up the brown sugar mixture for a couple minutes on the stove, added the pecans and poured it over!  Done!  You won't be disappointed!!

Excellent recipe. Made it four different times last Xmas and it was a hit at every function. It is officially a holiday tradition in our house.

This was a hit at Thanksgiving and it has been requested for Christmas Eve! Was super easy to make and tasted great!

I wasn't too sure about this when I was preparing it, but ended up loving it!

This is a great recipe. I will definitley make it again.

Sweet, Tangy and Nutty. Makes this one a winner.  I do not care for Dark Brown sugarso I used light * Wonderful results.  I'll will be serving this one again.  I know our family and friends will really enjoy this simple little recipe.JanieTaste of Home volunteer Field Editorl

Delicious!  I loved the sweet/savory flavor and would definitely make it again!

This recipe was excellent-I made it for a night of appetizers with friends. The only thing is that when I put the nut mixture on the cream cheese, it was a little juicy at the bottom of the cream cheese.My husband said it best: "it grows on you!"

Delicious! Our entire family gobbled this up on Easter!

Love the combo of sweet and tangy. Disappeared quickly at a family gathering

I made this recipe for a football party. Everyone commented on how delicious it was and asked for the recipe! Just by looking at the ingredients I thought it didn't sound too good, but what a surprise.......yummy!!

I made this for my large family gathering and it went very fast. I recieved many compliments on it.

My sister made this for a party and it was a big hit - everyone loved it!

I made this three years ago, and I'm still getting requests for the recipe!  I made it exactly as is.

This is one of the best and easiest recipies I've tried.  Everyone who's tried it has raved about it's taste and asks for the recipe.  I enjoy bringing it to social gatherings.

Made this for a night of appetizers for a group of 50 friends and everyone raved about this and wanted the recipe .This was a big hit.

This is absolutely fabulous!! It was beyond my expectations!

This recipe deserves five stars (not four as I made a mistake in clicking on four stars) as a matter of fact.........it deserves more stars.

the best! make it every year at the holidays.

My parents and I thought this was wonderful and I loved it.  I did make it for a party however and I think those that tried it were not expecting the sweet/savory taste so it unfortunately did not go over as well as I had hoped.  I would make it again though.

This is a family favorite for all our family gatherings!! It's a must!

Positively addictive - I made this three times in one week!  I used neufchatel (1/3 fat cream cheese) with good results.  Next time I will try fat-free.  I also used minced dried onion rather than grated fresh onion - it tasted best when the onions were reconstituted in a bit of warm water for about 10 minutes and then drained before adding to cream cheese.  I also used brown mustard rather than yellow.So delicious!  This will become a stand-by for get-togethers, I'm sure.

My family loved this spread.  It has been served at every gathering we've had since the first time we tried it.  So good!

I have had nothing but requests for this recipe.  Thank you for sharing.  It was enjoyed by all.

french quarter cheese spread

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Servings: 8

Author : Taste of Home Editors

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