These Holiday Cheeseball Bites are the perfect appetizer for any of your holiday parties. They are sure to please even the pickiest cheeseball lovers.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make these holiday cheeseball bites, you will need the following ingredients:
- Kaukauna spreadable cheddar
- Cream Cheese
- Butter
- Chopped Pimento
- Green Bell PEppers
- Onion (just a tablespoon, chopped)
- Worcestershire sauce
- Lemon Juice
- Bacon bits
- Chopped Walnuts
- Pretzel Sticks
Equipment Notes
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Holiday Cheeseball Bites
- Combine cheese spread, cream cheese and butter in a bowl.
- Microwave for about 25 seconds to soften it. Mix together well.
- Add pimento, green pepper, onion, Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice and stir in by hand.
- Let it set up in the fridge for about 30 minutes, so that you can form it into a balls.
- Roll mixture into 1 inch balls, and roll half in bacon bits and the other half in walnuts.
- Place a pretzel stick in each ball and serve, or refrigerate until serving.
Recipe Modifications
Walnuts: If you do not like walnuts or need a nut-free alternative, here are some solutions:
- Substitute walnuts for almonds or pecans if you want another nut option.
- If you need a nut free solution, try shredded cheese, such as parmesan, mozzarella, or cheddar. You could also roll them in bacon.
Pairing: For this recipe, we paired the holiday cheeseball bites with small pretzels. However, you can switch them up with cracker such as a Wheat Thins, Pigs In a Blanket crackers, Saltines, pita bread, ritz crackers, or fresh baked bread.
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Holiday Cheeseball Bites Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 ounces Kaukauna Spreadable Cheddar, 1 package, (Smoky Cheddar Flavor)
- 8 ounces cream cheese, 1 package
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons chopped pimento
- 1 Tablespoon chopped green bell peppers, (chopped fine)
- 1 Tablespoon onion, (chopped fine)
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice
- 1½ cups bacon bits
- 1½ cups chopped walnuts
- 1 cup pretzel sticks, about 25
Equipment
Instructions
- Combine cheese spread, cream cheese and butter in a bowl.
- Microwave for about 25 seconds to soften it. Mix together well.
- Add pimento, green pepper, onion, Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice and stir in by hand.
- Let it set up in the fridge for about 30 minutes, so that you can form it into a balls.
- Roll mixture into 1 inch balls, and roll half in bacon bits and the other half in walnuts.
- Place a pretzel stick in each ball and serve, or refrigerate until serving.
Notes
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Thank you for sharing! These were delicious!
Loved this recipe!
These are fun! Cheeseballs are one of my favorite holiday foods, and I love that you get peanuts and bacon in every bite! Yum!
By green pepper do you mean bell pepper? I can’t wait to try these!!
Yes, a green bell pepper.
My husband is a massive cheeseball fan… he could probably eat all of these himself! This is going to score me good wife points 🙂
Cheeseball has been one of my favorite since I was 8. Now that I’m 32, I still love it! I’m planning to try this recipe our this weekend, thank you for sharing!
Oh and one more thing, do you think this will still work without the lemon juice?
It will be just fine without the lemon juice.
Do you have any ideas or suggestions to make vegetarian by eliminating the bacon?
Hi ! By Smoky Cheddar Flavor do you mean Smoky Bacon with Almonds? I can only find this and regular cheddar in my stores.
We mean the smoky cheddar flavor. I’m sure you could use whatever you can find in your local grocery store.