Festive Cheese Dip

Total Time: 24 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• 1.5 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese (12 ounces total)
• 6 ounces crushed pineapple, drained
• 2 tablespoons candied cherries, finely chopped
• 2 1/2 ounces water chestnuts, finely chopped
• 1 cup mixed nuts, finely chopped (i use a mixture of hazelnuts, pistachios, and pecans)
• 1/2 green bell pepper, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon dried onion
• 1 tablespoon seasoning salt (i use mccormick's season-all)

Recipe

• 1 blend ingredients well.
• 2 cover and chill overnight (i find that this recipe lends itself to be more of a dip rather than a ball, so i prefer to just keep it in a bowl rather than try to force it into a ball-type shape).
• 3 serve with crackers or crudites.