Cheese Ring Appetizer With Strawberry Preserves

by Alli

This post, Cheese Ring Appetizer, is sponsored by Mahón-Menorca Cheese. All opinions are my own. To see my collection of recipes with pecans, check out my Best Recipes Featuring Pecans.

I’m an appetizer kind of girl. Give me a delicious appetizer like this cheese ring and I’m good to go.

This Cheese Ring is the perfect appetizer for Memorial Day, 4th of July, or any time you need a beautiful, colorful, tasty addition to your party. It’s also a big hit at Christmas and Valentine’s Day parties.

You can make it a few hours ahead of time and add the strawberry preserves to the center of the ring just before serving. 

A cheese ring is an appetizer shaped in a round mold. I always make sure to use a really good cheese like Mahón-Menorca Cheese, that I grate myself. 

You don’t have to buy any special equipment to make this appetizer. A tube pan or bundt pan works just fine. Make sure to line the pan with plastic wrap before you add the cheese ring.

This cheese ring is the perfect appetizer for parties and gatherings.

Cheese Ring Appetizer with Strawberry Preserves

I like to gather all my ingredients together before starting a recipe. It just simplifies things for me. Now is the time to grate the cheese and set it aside.

Cheese

For this recipe, I use Mahón-Menorca cheese. Mahón-Menorca Cheese can be purchased nationwide at Whole Foods. If you can’t find this particular cheese, it’s fine to use shredded sharp cheddar. 

Cheese To Use to Make Cheese Ring

You can also find Mahón-Menorca at other fine retailers such as Fairway Markets, Harris Teeter, Saveway, Kroger, Murray’s, Central Markets, Costco, Gourmet Garage, West Side Markets, Zabar’s, Central and Town & Country Markets in Seattle. This delicious cheese can be found in the best specialty stores all over the country.

Toast the Pecans

You will need 1 cup of chopped pecans for this recipe. You can buy them already chopped or chop them yourself. I like to chop the nuts after I toast them. They don’t burn as easily when you chop them after toasting.

How to Toast Pecans

You can toast the pecans on top of the stove or in the oven. You can even toast them in the microwave but I prefer the stovetop or oven method.

Stovetop – Place the nuts in the skillet in a single layer. Cook over medium heat, shaking the skillet about every 15 seconds or until the nuts are golden brown and aromatic – about 5 minutes.

As soon as you remove the skillet from the heat, transfer the nuts to a plate to cool. 

Oven – When you need to toast a lot of nuts, go with the oven method. Preheat the oven to 350º F. Line a baking pan with parchment paper. This helps with cleanup and keeps the nuts from burning. Bake for 5-10 minutes.

You’ll notice the nuts begin to darken and the aroma of toasted nuts. Be careful not to burn them. Carefully remove the parchment paper, with the nuts, from the baking sheet and cool completely before chopping the nuts.

Let’s Make a Cheese Ring

Grate the Mahón-Menorca cheese and set aside. 

Shred the Cheese for Cheese Ring

Mix the mayonnaise, grated onion, minced garlic, and Worcestershire sauce together in a small bowl.

seasonings for cheese ring

Add the mayonnaise mixture to the cheese. Add the toasted chopped pecans and mix well. 

Cheese Mixture for Cheese Ring

Press into the plastic wrap-lined tube pan. Cover and place in the refrigerator to chill for at least 2 hours (or overnight). 

Cheese Mixture Pressed into mold

Unmold the cheese ring onto a serving platter. Discard plastic wrap. Fill the center of the cheese ball with a cup of strawberry preserves. Garnish with whole toasted pecans if desired. 

A cheese ring is the perfect appetizer at your next gathering.

What about leftovers?

Leftovers need to be refrigerated. You can make an awesome sandwich with the leftovers. What about topping a salad with the leftover cheese ring? Or you can take a break and enjoy it with crackers the day after your party. 

Yield: 20 servings

Cheese Ring With Strawberry Preserves

This cheese ring is the perfect appetizer for parties and gatherings.

This Cheese Ring with Strawberry Preserves is a delicious appetizer for your next dinner party. The creamy cheese mixture is filled with toasted pecans and pairs perfectly with the strawberry preserves.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Additional Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Mahon Menorca Cheese, shredded (OR shredded sharp cheddar cheese)
  • 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 small onion, grated
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic (or 1 medium clove garlic, minced)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 cup strawberry preserves
  • Crackers

Instructions

  1. Line a tube or bundt pan with plastic wrap and set aside.
  2. Mix together the mayonnaise, onion, garlic and Worcestershire sauce. Stir in the shredded cheese and pecans. Press mixture into plastic wrap lined pan.
  3. Chill for at least 2 hours.
  4. Un-mold the cheese ring onto a serving platter. Discard plastic wrap. Fill the center of the ring with strawberry preserves. Serve with crackers

Nutrition Information

Yield

20

Serving Size

1

Amount Per Serving Calories 233Total Fat 18gSaturated Fat 6gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 11gCholesterol 26mgSodium 209mgCarbohydrates 13gFiber 1gSugar 8gProtein 6g

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The next time you’re hosting a dinner party and need a beautiful appetizer, you should make this cheese ring. It looks fancy but is simple to make.

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20 comments

Amber Myers May 17, 2019 - 8:13 am

You had me at cheese. I will be trying this for sure. I bet my family would gobble it right up. The strawberry preserves look fabulous too.

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Caitlin May 17, 2019 - 8:53 am

🤤🤤🤤

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Melissa Chapman May 17, 2019 - 10:28 am

I have never tried that cheese before but it does look like a great dish for a party. I know when the guests arrive they will not be disappointed by this appetizer.

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Ashley May 17, 2019 - 10:31 am

Oooo looks delicious! I’m definitely making this for my next party… or maybe a movie night with family. Looks good!

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Heather May 17, 2019 - 5:19 pm

That looks absolutely delicious! I’d love to bring that to one of my mom’s groups! I love the touch of walnuts on it. It looks fancy too!

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Ashley May 17, 2019 - 5:19 pm

I’m all for any dish with cheese! Count me in for the next party.

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Marcie W. May 17, 2019 - 6:11 pm

Yum! What a delicious dip idea. I have never tried a cheese ring, but I absolutely need one in my life immediately.

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Pam May 17, 2019 - 7:37 pm

This looks really good. I am a big fan of cheese balls and cheese rings as party appetizers.

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Sue Reddel May 17, 2019 - 9:09 pm

We are HUGE cheese lovers. Anyway you want to serve it is fine with us. This looks like a great recipe.

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Lia Mae May 18, 2019 - 4:48 am

That would be great to make for a party, I have yet to try a cheese ring but it looks delicious.

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Catalina May 18, 2019 - 7:50 am

I love appetizers, too! And this one looks so good! Yummy!

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Sarah Bailey May 18, 2019 - 11:38 am

OK now this sounds absolutely delicious – I have to admit I do love anything with cheese included and I would 100% just love to tuck into this!

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Tabitha Blue May 18, 2019 - 3:39 pm

Oh this looks and sounds absolutely delicious! I’m sure it’s the perfect party people pleaser too!

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Beth May 18, 2019 - 9:00 pm

I’ve never made a cheese ring before, but I expected it to be a lot more difficult. I’ll have to make this the next time I want to impress my guests!

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Swathi May 18, 2019 - 11:57 pm

This cheese ring appetizer looks delicious I would love to try it for next get together

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Ruth I May 19, 2019 - 5:02 am

I am so curious about this which makes me want to try this. I bet it is so yummy!

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Lynndee May 19, 2019 - 9:22 am

What a pretty dessert! And I bet it is as delicious as it looks. That would be a hit over here because we are big fans of cheese. Nom!

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Annemarie LeBlanc May 19, 2019 - 10:30 am

This would be nice to serve my family for our movie nights. We’d finish this cheese ring even before the movie is over. 🙂

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Heather May 19, 2019 - 11:30 am

This looks so good! I can’t wait to eat this and make it! I think it’s something my family would really enjoy.

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Kristine Nicole Alessandra May 19, 2019 - 8:24 pm

OMG, that looks so delicious! I will make this next weekend. My cheese monsters would finish this in record time.

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