3 packages  ~  8 ounces each of cream cheese, or low fat cream cheese, softened
4 cups shredded cheddar cheese, about 16 ounces
2 tablespoons basil pesto
1 tablespoon grated onion
1/4 teaspoon yellow mustard
2 drops red pepper sauce
1 container ~ 4 ounces whipped cream cheese, softened
Decorate as shown in the picture
Assorted crackers
Mix the 3 packages of cream cheese and the cheddar cheese; divide into 3 equal parts. Combine 2 of the parts to equal two ~ thirds of mixture; mix in pesto. Mix onion, mustard and pepper sauce into remaining one ~ third mixture.
Cover each cheese mixture and refrigerate for about 4 hours or until firm enough to shape. Shape each cheese mixture into ball.
Arrange balls on serving plate with smaller ball on top for head of snowman. Frost snowman with whipped cream cheese before serving. Decorate as desired. Serve with crackers. Store covered in refrigerator. Serves 10.
You can make this cheese ball 4 weeks ahead of time. Wrap each cheese ball with plastic saran wrap, label and freeze. 12 hours before serving, remove cheese balls from the freezer. Thaw in saran wrap in the refrigerator. Remove the wrap and reshape balls if needed. 2 hours before serving frost the snowman with the whipped cream cheese and then decorate.