Recipe: Fully loaded cheese balls
The addition of jalapenos, crispy bacon and dried cranberries make these cheese balls a mouthwatering treat.
New year, new delicious recipes. Food blogger Landi Govender is sharing a tasty recipe for extra special cheese balls.
Landi and her family enjoy this recipe as a snack during movie night.
"The only problem is that these usually get swiped before the movie even begins," says Landi.
Packed with bacon, jalapenos and cranberries, this tasty recipe is sure to be a hit.
Here's how you can make Landi's fully loaded cheese balls.
Jalapeno Popper Cheese Balls
Ingredients for cheeseballs:
1 cup cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated finely
1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
Handful of finely chopped chives
Salt and pepper to taste
Coating
6 rashers finely chopped crispy bacon
1/4 cup finely chopped jalapenos
1/4 cup finely chopped dried cranberries
Optional
Tortilla chips
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Method
1. Mix in all the ingredients for the cheeseballs.
2. Roll into balls and refrigerate for a minimum of an hour to firm up.
3. Mix together all the ingredients for the coating and roll the cheeseballs in them until fully coated and serve immediately.
4. Top with whole tortilla chips instead of the usual toothpicks.
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