Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2011

This was great! I omitted the hot mustard and the chipotle hot sauce and added additional horseradish and an extra garlic clove, but other than that, I stuck to the recipe. I used a Tawny Port, since the recipe didn't specify, but I think a Ruby would work just as well. It was a snap to put together in the processor. Rolling the ball in the sesame seeds was kind of messy, but a 1/2 cup was plenty to cover. Took it to work for our Halloween potluck, serving it with those 1/2 pretzel/1/2 Ritz crackers, and it was a big success. Loved it!

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Kelly

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Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Portland, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2011

It turned out too runny and couldn't be made into a ball! Sour cream or cream cheese? I'm thinking it should have been cream cheese............................will try to thicken it up today (after the party) with more cheddar and cream cheese.

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Susan

Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2011

Was unable to get mine to form into a ball, it was just a gooey mess. So instead I turned it into a dip, covering the bottom of the dish with the sesame seeds and the top. I also substituted habanero hot sauce for the chipotle, giving it a slightly hotter taste.

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Talius-LH

Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2011

I like the idea of the cheese ball being black, but that could be done with any good cheese ball recipe. The problem is that this cheeseball just didn't taste very good. It was very boring and bland. I had to add a lot more to it to give it even a little kick of flavor. It works well as a starting point and I had no trouble molding it as someone else noted. I would recommend this as a base but expect to need to play around with some other additions if you want any flavor interest at all.

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amyh1965

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Home Town: Portsmouth, Ohio, USA

Living In: Paducah, Kentucky, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2010

Great taste!! I took toasted sesame seeds and soaked them in a bottle of black food coloring and some port wine. They came out almost greenish black, it was absolutely amazing. I also made the recipe into 2 balls and put plain toasted sesame seeds on one so it looked very interesting on the platter with a white one and a black one!

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Shelley

Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2009

It was runny and could not be shaped into a ball at all. I guess I should have used cream cheese.

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LVTOCOOKFORFAMILY1

Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2009

This was a big hit at a party. I couldn't get the black sesame seeds to cover the whole ball. But be warned, it makes alot! Next time I will make 3 or 4 smaller balls. Very strong taste, delicious!

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Mommyof1

Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2009

Great recipe for a cheese ball. Be creative I sculpted mine into a rat and used the left over port to create a simple raspberry port sauce.. I uploaded the pic! It was a hit!

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Murray

Living In: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2009

This is a yummy appitizer in an awesome presentation. A few additions I made were (1) dropping a few drops of green food coloring into the food processed. (2) Throwing a few plastic bugs/snakes that I found in the toy box into the dishwasher and them positioning them around/ on the cheese ball. I even won 1st place at a Halloween party last year! Thanks for your awesome recipe and great idea!

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