Mini Appetizer Cheeseballs Bites
Mini Appetizer Cheeseballs Bites recipe for a No Bake party snack. Easy individual cheeseballs with bacon, pecan nuts, with a pretzel stick.
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 1 hour chill time
- Total Time: 1hr.30min
- Yield: 20
- Category: appetizer, snack
- Method: Stove top No Bake
Ingredients
- 2 x 225g, (8oz) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 oz packet dry ranch dressing mix (you can make a mix of dry herbs, parsley, salt and pepper, onion and garlic powder, as well as thyme herbs.)
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ¾ cup bacon pieces, finely chopped
- ½ cup pecans, finely chopped
- ⅓ cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 20 pretzel sticks
Instructions
- Chop the parsley, and if you need to chop the bacon and pecans smaller.
- Combine the cream cheese and ranch packet.
- Add the cheddar cheese, and half the bacon, pecans and parsley. Stir to combine.
- In a small bowl, combine the rest of the bacon, pecans, and parsley.
- Shape the mixture into 1 ½ inch balls, then roll each ball into the remaining mixture.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour, or until ready to serve.
- Insert a pretzel stick right before serving.
- Serve with pretzels or crackers.