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Mini Cheese Balls on a Stick
These Mini Cheese Balls are always a hit at every potluck, holiday party, Game Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years! They are quick and easy to whip up and can be made days in advance for stress-free entertaining. Best of all, these tasty little cheese ball bites are loaded with the ingredients of antipasto/Italian cheese board! Cream cheese, mozzarella, Parmesan, sun-dried tomatoes, Kalamata olives and peppered salami are rolled together into mini balls then coated in pistachios and pecans then finished off with a pretzel stick for easy single-serving. Enjoy the cheese balls with crackers, crostini or veggies!
👥 24 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 59 min⏳ Prep: 29 min👤 Jen📖 carlsbadcravings
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Mix all of the Cheese Ball Mixture ingredients together in a large bowl until evenly combined (except coating/nuts). Cover and chill for ⏱️ 30 minutes, up to 1 day,
2
Combine the Coating ingrdients together in a shallow dish. Once chilled, use a 1 1/2 tablespoon cookie scoop to roll the cream cheese mixture into mini balls, then roll in the nut/parsley mixture to coat, pressing to adhere.
cream cheese (1 ½ blocks), (softened to room temperature)12 ounces
3
If serving within ⏱️ 2 hours, insert a pretzel stick into each mini cheese ball, then chill on a tray until ready to serve. If not serving within a couple hours, wait to add the pretzel sticks, otherwise they will become soggy.
pretzel sticks24
4
Serve alongside your choice of crostini, crackers, crudite, pita chips, bagel chips, etc.
crostinicrackerscrudite (carrots, celery, bell peppers, etc.)pita chipsbagel chips
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