Bacon Cheddar Cheese Ball Spread
"After looking at many cheese ball recipes that didn't fit my family's tastes, I made one up to serve on New Year's Eve. Everyone loved and it was super simple to put together. I didn't roll my cheese ball in chopped nuts, but you could certainly do that or even roll it in additional crumbled bacon."
photo by Karen=^..^=
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
16
ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened (I used light cream cheese)
- 1 - 1 1⁄2 cup shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese (I used Cabot's Seriously Sharp)
- 5 -6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1 teaspoon parsley flakes
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons dried chives (or 1 tbl or so snipped fresh chives)
- 1 dash hot sauce
- 1 dash garlic powder
- chopped pecans (optional) or walnuts (optional)
- additional crumbled cooked bacon (optional)
directions
- Combine all ingredients in a med-large size bowl.
- If your cream cheese is soft enough, you can stir this by hand or you can use a hand-mixer until well combined.
- Spoon out onto plastic wrap big enough to fold over top and form cheese mixture into a smooth bowl, wrapping plastic wrap around ball to seal.
- (If desired, roll cheese ball into chopped nuts or additional cooked and crumbled bacon before wrapping.).
- Place in refrigerator for 1-2 hours so flavors blend.
- Serve with crackers, bagel chips, veggies, etc.
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Reviews
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I have made this cheese ball several times. I always add more garlic because we really like it. This recipe has tons of flavor and it is super easy to make. Thanks for sharing! -
Mine came out very hard and bland. I followed the recipe to a 't' and served it for Thanksgiving. I ended up throwing away more than half of it. I'm not sure what I could even have done to the recipe to save it. Sorry.... -
I made this for Christmas and instead of forming it into a ball, just packed it into a container and served it that way. It was wonderful and I will definitely be making it again. Thanks for a great recipe!
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