Name: Mini Cheese Ball Bites
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Cream Cheese 8 oz; Blue cheese crumbles ¾ cup (about 3 oz); Cranberries ¾ cup; Pecans 1 ½ cups; Pretzel rods

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Ingredients

8 oz Cream Cheese
at room temperature
¾ cup (about 3 oz) Blue cheese crumbles
¾ cup Cranberries
dried, finely chopped
1 ½ cups Pecans
Pretzel rods
pretzel sticks

Mini Cheese Ball Bites

If you are looking for the perfect party appetizer that is quick to prepare and easy to eat, you will want to give this Mini Cheese Ball Bites a try. These mini cheese balls are cute, fun, delicious, and easily eaten in one bite. They are made with dried cranberries, cream cheese and blue cheese, rolled in toasted pecans, and finished with pretzel sticks.

You can make these cheese balls a day in advance. Just follow the recipe steps, cover the cheese ball bites with plastic wrap, and keep refrigerated until ready to serve. Add the pretzel stick just before serving, and you get the perfect bite-sized appetizer everyone will be sure to love.

To make these Mini Cheese Ball Bites, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make Mini Cheese Ball Bites

1	Combine ingredients	2
In a medium bowl, mix together 8 ounces cream cheese, ¾ cup blue cheese crumbles, and ¾ cup finely chopped dried cranberries until smooth.
2	Shape into balls and chill	30
Shape into balls and chill Dampen your clean hands and form cream cheese mixture into 24 tablespoon-sized balls. Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes or until firm.
3	Preheat oven	5
Preheat the oven to 350 °F.
4	Toast pecans	15
Spread 1 ½ cups raw pecans on a sheet pan and toast for 7 to 10 minutes or until fragrant. Set aside to cool. Once cooled, finely chop.
5	Roll cheese balls in pecans	5
Roll the chilled balls in chopped nuts, pressing lightly to adhere. Keep the cheese balls refrigerated until you are ready to serve.
6	Serve
To serve, skewer each mini cheese ball with a pretzel stick.

These Mini Cheese Ball Bites are easy to make and fun to eat. Pin this cheese ball recipe to save it for later! You will want to put this simple recipe on repeat. Made it? Please leave us a comment below.

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