Recipes

Blue Cheese And Bacon Cheese Ball

Appetizer  Christmas  Crowd Cooking  Dairy  Dinner Party  Dip  New Year's Eve/Day  No Bake/Cook  Potluck  Refrigerator  Spread  Thanksgiving 

• 1 package of room temperature Cream Cheese (reduced fat may be substituted)
• 5 Scallions, fineley chopped
• a few pinches of fresh cracked Pepper and Onion Powder
• 2 cloves of minced fresh Garlic
• 5 slices of very crispy Applewood Bacon, crumbled into small pieces. Turkey Bacon can be subbed for a less fat version.
• 1 small container of Blue Cheese Crumbles (I use reduced-fat)

Mix all ingredients in a bowl with your hands and shape into a ball.

Roll in Poppy Seeds, toasted Sesame Seeds, chopped nuts, chopped herbs, or Paprika.

A great idea for parties is to make the balls bite-sized and put lolipop sticks in them and stab into live wheatgrass trays or lettuce heads.

This cheese ball is great for parties! I needed an appetizer for a Christmas Party last year and created this recipe for the occasion. I have made it many times since then, and people always ask for the recipe.