Mini Cheese Ball Bites
Servings:3 mini cheese ballsServing Size:36 mini cheese balls
Ingredients:
- 8 ounces Neufchatel cream cheese
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce (optional)
- 36 pretzel sticks
Directions:
- Wash hands with warm soap and water, scrubbing for at least 20 seconds.
- In a medium-sized bowl, add cream cheese and mix with a spatula until smooth.
- Fold in shredded cheese, garlic powder, onion powder, and Worcestershire sauce, if using.
- Scoop 1/2 teaspoon of mixture and roll into a small ball and place a pretzel stick in the middle, continue until the mixture is gone. If mixture is too soft, refrigerate for 10-20 minutes before rolling.
- Enjoy! Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.
Source: Jean Najor, Program Coordinator II, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service
Tips
This recipe can be used as a base to make other flavors of mini cheese ball bites. See below for some inspiration.
- Other add-ins: finely chopped bell peppers, pimentos, pickle relish, fresh herbs such as parsley or dill, finely chopped lunchmeat
- Other roll-ins: finely chopped nuts or chives, dried fruit, paprika, crushed pretzels, crushed crackers, low-fat shredded cheese
- Pumpkin Cheese Ball: instead of making mini cheese ball bites, make one large ball and roll in shredded cheese. Use a straw to make indents around the entire ball so it looks like a pumpkin. Use a top of a bell pepper or anything you would like to make a stem. Add jack-o-lantern eyes with olives.
Nutrition Facts Per Servings: 60 calories; 4g total fat; 2.5g saturated fat; 0g trans fat; 15mg cholesterol; 115mg sodium; 2g total carbohydrate; 0g dietary fiber; 1g total sugars; 0g added sugars; 3g protein; 0% Daily Value of vitamin D; 4% Daily Value of calcium; 0% Daily Value of iron; 0% Daily Value of potassium.