This Vegan Pizza Football Cheese Ball will be the hit of your Super Bowl party! It is easy to make, and sure to impress!
After making Stuffed Date Footballs last year, I got hooked on making football shaped food, and I am not even a football fan! I guess I just like playing with my food. Hehe.
This Vegan Pizza Football Cheese Ball is my third vegan cheese ball that I’ve made over the years. I’ve also made a Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Vegan Cheese Ball and a Vegan Jalapeño Havarti Cream Cheese Date Ball.
This recipe is really easy to make, and will definitely impress your guests!
For this cheese ball, I combined all my favorite pizza flavors: vegan Mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes, green olives, red pepper flakes, basil, and oregano. It goes well with veggies, pretzels, and chips. I also ate it on a flatbread pizza crust recipe that I am working on.
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Vegan Pizza Football Cheese Ball
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) vegan cream cheese
- 1 (10 ounce) vegan mozzarella
- 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes
- 1/4 cup green olives
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup walnuts
, chopped (or other nuts)
, chopped (or other nuts)Instructions
- Slice a small amount of vegan mozzarella off the block. Cut one long and four short strips of vegan cheese for the stripes on the football. Alternatively, you could make stripes using the vegan cream cheese.
- Mix all ingredients, except walnuts, in a food processor. Wrap vegan cheese ball in plastic wrap and let sit in the refrigerator for an hour.
- Form vegan cheese ball into a football shape. Coat in chopped walnuts. Add the stripes with vegan mozzarella or vegan cream cheese.
Saidah Washington says
This sounds so delicious and it’s very different from what people typically expect from a recipe like this. Most people are expecting a big pile of cream cheese and other cheeses but this one sounds so much more flavorful.
Willow Moon says
Thanks Saidah!
Kristen Kavan says
yum! this looks great. I’m hoping a super bowl party this year and now I have one of my apps! thanks so much!
Willow Moon says
Thanks Kristen! I hope everyone enjoys it!
Belle says
That is really clever and cute! This is such a great idea!
Belle
Willow Moon says
Thanks Belle!
Maggie Unzueta says
This looks delicious and perfect for Game Day. Pinning!
Krysten says
Super Bowl parties never have enough vegan food. I always feel like the vegan community gets left out of sports. This is a great cheese alternative!
Willow Moon says
I agree! I have been to parties where the only thing I can eat is veggies and chips, and some hummus IF I am lucky!
Kimberly @ Berly's Kitchen says
This is a great idea! So cute and perfect for feeding a crowd at a football party.
ananda says
this looks so fun! vegan cheese is yummy and i love the way you add herbs and nuts to it!
Willow Moon says
Thanks Ananda!