Pineapple Cheese Ball

Name: Pineapple Cheese Ball
Yield: 50
Ingredients: 2 (8 oz.) bricks cream cheese (at room temperature); 1/4 cup sour cream; 2 8 oz. cans crushed pineapple (very well drained); 1 cup finely grated sharp cheddar cheese; 1/2 cup finely grated Pepper Jack cheese; 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut ( toasted); 1/2 cup chopped ham (thick cut then chopped); 1/4 cup chopped green onions; 1 jalapeno (seeded, deveined, minced); 1/4 tsp EACH ground ginger, paprika, garlic powder, salt, pepper; 2/3 cup unsalted toasted macadamia nuts (chopped); 1/3 cup sweetened shredded coconut ( toasted); 2 tablespoons finely grated sharp cheddar cheese; 1/4 cup chopped green onions

Pineapple Cheese Ball was pinched from <a href="http://carlsbadcravings.com/pineapple-cheese-ball/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">carlsbadcravings.com.</a>

"This Pineapple Cheese Ball isbursting with the flavors of Hawaii,takes just minutes to whip up, and is the ideal make ahead appetizer! It isis loaded with crushed pineapple, sweetened coconut, smoked ham, green onions and COATED in more cheese, macadamia nuts, green onionsand coconut for a taste of Hawaii that is tropically delicious but EASY too!..."

INGREDIENTS

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2 (8 oz.) bricks cream cheese (at room temperature)

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1/4 cup sour cream

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2 8 oz. cans crushed pineapple (very well drained)

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1 cup finely grated sharp cheddar cheese

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1/2 cup finely grated Pepper Jack cheese

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1 cup sweetened shredded coconut ( toasted)

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1/2 cup chopped ham (thick cut then chopped)

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1/4 cup chopped green onions

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1 jalapeno (seeded, deveined, minced)

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1/4 tsp EACH ground ginger, paprika, garlic powder, salt, pepper

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2/3 cup unsalted toasted macadamia nuts (chopped)

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1/3 cup sweetened shredded coconut ( toasted)

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2 tablespoons finely grated sharp cheddar cheese

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1/4 cup chopped green onions

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