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Easy Cheese Ball II

See how to make a pecan-studded cheese ball with Cheddar and cream cheese.

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Easy Cheese Ball II

Why it works: Cream cheese and cheddar cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 467 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Easy Cheese Ball II

6 to 8 servings
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

481Calories
12 gProtein
47 gFat
6 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pecans1 oz (28g / ~19 halves)196
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Ranch1 tbsp (15g) dressing73

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Cream cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together467 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Ranch + cheddar cheesetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together119 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

  3. Cream cheese + pecanstop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together465 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  4. Cream cheese + ranchtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together63 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

  5. Cheddar cheese + pecanstop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together71 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the pecans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream cheese, ranch, cheddar cheese):

  1. Beansfits about as well
  2. Pecansthe original
  3. Peasfits less well
  4. Kidney beansfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against cream cheese, ranch, cheddar cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.