Ham Ball Recipe With Cream Cheese and Canned Ham

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Cream cheese ham ball smothered in pecan pieces, an easy WOW appetizer that uses up left over diced ham for one of the easiest cheese ball recipes EVER!

buttery cracker dipped into Cheese Ball with Ham

Ham Cheese Ball with Pecans

✔ Convert leftovers ✔ Easy Appetizer ✔ Rich & Addicting

This ham cheese ball recipe tastes like those ham rollups with a green onion, cream cheese spread onto a slice of ham and rolled up. But better since it is also put on a cracker and so much easier to make.

Super addicting, bite after bit, this is one way to use your left over ham to the final bite. This recipe doesn't require any cooking. Just mix up your ingredients and then set a few hours prior to serving for a perfect rolled cream cheese ball.

2 bricks, 8 oz. each, cream cheese, softened
2 cups diced ham
4 green onions, sliced
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1 cup chopped pecans
butter crackers for serving

Use left over ham from the Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker Boneless Ham Recipe! You can also purchase ham already cooked and diced typically in a deli department near the packaged meats.

bits of diced ham in a bowl ready for an appetizer recipe

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Pecan and Ham Cheese Ball Appetizer

Add cream cheese, ham, green onions and seasoned salt to a mixing bowl and mix well.

diced ham and cream cheese mixed into a bowl

Form dip into a ball and place onto a piece of plastic wrap. bits of pecan pieces all over cream cheese

Sprinkle with chopped pecans.

Wrap up with plastic wrap.

wrapped cheese ball in plastic wrap

Refrigerate for 2 hours or until ready to serve.

To serve, remove plastic and serve with butter crackers.

Makes 1 Cheese ball.

Pecan covered cream cheese ball with crackers

Common Cheese Ball Questions

How to get Fine Pecan Pieces – Pecan pieces come in bags in the baking aisle near chocolate chips and coconut shreds. If the chopped pecan pieces are still too large or you have to purchase full pecans, put them in a zip lock baggie and use a rolling pin or bottom of a cup to smash smaller. You can also put the pecans in a food processor and pulse on low until the size you need.
Are there any alterations of this cheese ball? I love this cheese ball as is, but if you like, you can add a bit of shredded cheese like cheddar. You can also change out pecans for other fine nut pieces like Walnuts.

What do you serve Ham and Cheese balls with?

There are a variety of awesome dippers like:

Sliced Cucumbers – A great no carb way to enjoy dips
Celery sticks – Celery sticks, carrot sticks are both great with cream cheese appetizers.
Melba Toast – I love the crunch of Melba Toasts and they hold up amazingly when it comes to cream dips.
Butter Crackers like Ritz – Butter crackers have a smooth, salty taste that just go deliciously with dips.
Chips – Choose strong chips like Ruffles that wont cave to the weight of a cream cheese dip.

Cheese Ball with Diced Ham

Cream cheese ham ball smothered in pecan pieces, an easy WOW appetizer that uses up left over diced ham for one of the easiest cheese ball recipes EVER! Cheeseballs are really simple to make with softened bricks of cream cheese making the base of the ball. Combining all the cream cheese, regular cheese, ham and seasonings, the cheeseball is shaped and then totally smothered with nuts. All you need now is a cracker to dip right into the cream cheese, a beautiful cheese ball display with amazing taste and texture. Cheeseballs are commonly used at parties and make great well known and popular appetizers. While there really are a lot of cheeseball flavors from cheddar to chocolate chip, there is nothing more comforting than seasonal ham and cheese. Cheeseball recipes are nearly perfect as a holiday appetizer.

Prep Time 10 mins

Additional Time - fridge 2 hrs

Total Time 2 hrs 10 mins

Course Appetizers & Finger Foods

Cuisine American

Servings 1 cheese ball

Calories 344 kcal

▢ 2 bricks - 8 oz each, cream cheese, softened
▢ 2 cups diced ham
▢ 4 green onions - sliced
▢ 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
▢ 1 cup chopped pecans
▢ butter crackers for serving

Add cream cheese, ham, green onions and seasoned salt to a mixing bowl and mix well.
Form into a ball and place onto a piece of plastic wrap.
Cover entire cheeseball with chopped pecans.
Wrap ball up with plastic wrap.
Refrigerate Ham cheese ball for 2 hours or until ready to serve.
To serve, remove plastic and serve with butter crackers.

Keyword appetizer, cheese ball with ham, fall appetizer, fall ham ball, green onions, ham cream cheese ball, pecan pieces, pecans

About Trisha Haas

I ♡ SIDE DISHES. I feel like a meal isn't a meal without lots of delicious side dishes to gobble up! Some of my favorites are my keto friendly side dishes, green beans, seafood salads, and so much bacon. Side dish recipes are what brings every one to the table! Want a recommendation for a fabulous recipe to try? Baked Feta Pasta, mmm, mmm, good!

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