Apple & Pear Shaped Cheese Balls - cooking recipe

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

Preparation

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