This classic Master Pimento Cheese Recipe is packed with two types of cheese, mayonnaise, cream cheese, Worcestershire, horseradish and so many good spices, you’ll never try another recipe again.

Pimiento Cheese sandwich wrapped in white paper on a blue and white china plate next to a vase of yellow flowers

It’s Masters Week! That means iced tea, pecan bars, and pimento cheese.

Ingredients in Masters Pimento Cheese:

white sharp cheddar
traditional sharp cheddar
Monterey Jack cheese
mayonnaise
cream cheese
pimento
cayenne pepper, paprika, salt, pepper
white sandwich bread or crackers

Pimiento cheese sandwich cut in half wrapped in white paper on a blue and white china plate on a black countertop next to a vase of yellow flowers and a blue cloth

How to serve pimento cheese:

on white sandwich bread
on crackers such as Ritz or Wheat Thins
on a relish tray with celery, cucumbers, carrots, or thinly sliced watermelon radishes.
tucked inside of lettuce like endive or baby romaine
slathered on a grilled burger
make it into a decadent grilled cheese on thick peasant bread
stuffed inside a ripe tomato

a mixing bowl full of shredded cheese and cream cheese being topped with a small silver measuring spoon full of paprika

Tips for the very best results for this Masters Pimento Cheese Recipe:

Do NOT use pre-grated cheese
Make the spread the day before you use it
Tillamook sharp cheddar. Buy the highest quality cheese you can find. I really like Beecher’s Flagship Cheese or Tillamook sharp cheddar
Use room-temperature cream cheese for easier blending. Leave it out for at least three hours.
Check the freshness of your spices. If they are more than three months old, toss them and buy new.

a yellow mixing bowl full of shredded cheese and cream cheese next to a vase of yellow flowers

If you love Pimento Cheese sandwiches, try these recipes:

a yellow mixing bowl full of shredded cheese, cream cheese and paprika

a pimento cheese sandwich being prepared on a blue china plate next to a yellow bowl of ingredients and a vase of yellow flowers

pimento cheese in green plastic packaging with a white and red label

I really fell in love with pimento cheese, believe it or not, at the Lodge on WhiteFish Lake. They have a Boathouse Burger topped with ooey gooey pimento cheese that is so decadent, I only order it once or twice a year and then immediately hit the gym the next day for extra miles on the treadmill. I really prefer my pimento cheese this way. The Masters serve it scooped on simple white bread wrapped in wax paper. Simple, Southern and so good.

I studied several recipes and made a few batches to perfect my recipe: Garden & Gun, Blue Willow Inn Bible of Southern Cooking, and Southern Living. You will need two cheeses- a sharp cheddar and a Monterey Jack. But- all cheddar works really well. I add in a little Worcestershire, horseradish, grated onion, cayenne for some kick, mayonnaise, AND cream cheese- but just a bit. Do NOT use pre-shredded cheese. It won’t be as creamy.

Try this on sandwich bread, with crackers, or on your favorite hamburger.