I love our grandma’s cheeseball during the holidays, but I don’t like that I can’t have some of the delicious peanuts or bacon bits in every bite.
Once I found out there was a way to have everything I loved in my holiday cheeseball, I knew I had to give these a try.
These Holiday Cheeseball Bites are the perfect appetizer for any of your holiday parties. They are sure to please even the pickiest cheeseball lovers.
What could I use in place of walnuts?
If you are not much of a walnut fan, don’t worry. You could easily substitute the walnuts out for something else.
I personally prefer using almonds or pecans, when rolling my cheeseballs, but you could also roll it in shredded and shopped cheese, such as parmesan, mozzarella, or cheddar.
I also like rolling mine in just bacon, and nothing else.
They are also very delicious plain, without being rolled in anything extra.
what could I dip in the cheeseball?
The most critical part of this recipe, is deciding what types of food to dip in it. I personally wouldn’t mind going in with a spoon, but it may taste better with a little something crunchy.
For this picture, we used a small pretzel, but you could easily switch it up, and add your favorite dipping cracker, or bread to it.
I have a lot of recommendations, but here are a few of my favorite things to dip into this simple and delicious 4 Ingredient Cheeseball:
-Wheat Thins
-Pigs In a Blanket Crackers
-Saltines
-Pita Bread
-Ritz Crackers
-Fresh Baked Bread
-Club Crackers
-Bruschetta
-French Bread Slices
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If you aren’t a fan of cheeseballs, and like dips a little better, you may like our Perfect Pineapple Dip.
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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
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
- We served ours with pretzel sticks, but love to eat them with crackers too!
Nutrition
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Microwave Safe Bowl
Recipe Details
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Thank you for sharing !
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Thank you for sharing !
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These are fun! Cheeseballs are one of my favorite holiday foods, and I love that you get peanuts and bacon in every bite! Yum!
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By green pepper do you mean bell pepper? I can't wait to try these!!
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My husband is a massive cheeseball fan... he could probably eat all of these himself! This is going to score me good wife points :)
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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!
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Oh and one more thing, do you think this will still work without the lemon juice?
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Do you have any ideas or suggestions to make vegetarian by eliminating the bacon?
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Hi ! By Smoky Cheddar Flavor do you mean Smoky Bacon with Almonds? I can only find this and regular cheddar in my stores.