5 from 18 votes
Jalapeño Popper Cheese Ball
The Jalapeño Popper Cheese Ball mixes cream cheese, sour cream, cheddar, bacon, jalapeños, and green onions into a creamy, savory spread coated with extra toppings. It offers a balance of spicy, smoky, and tangy flavors paired with a soft, dense texture perfect for parties or snacks. The overnight chilling helps the flavors meld and the cheese ball firm up for shaping and serving.
Prep Time
10 mins
Resting Time
8 hrs
Total Time
8 hrs 10 mins
Servings:
16
Calories:
219 kcal
Course:
Appetizer, Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 16 ounce cream cheese 2 boxes
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper ground
- 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded (save 1/2 cup for later, sharp
- 10 lices Bacon cooked and chopped (save half for later, applewood smoked
- 2 jalapeños minced (save half for later)
- 1/2 cup green onions chopped (save half for later)
Instructions
- Beat cream cheese, sour cream, garlic powder, onion powder, and ground black pepper with a hand mixer until smooth.
- Add in 1 1/2 cups of cheddar cheese, half of the cooked bacon, half of the minced jalapeno, and half the green onions and fold gently until incorporated.
- With the leftover cheddar cheese, bacon, jalapenos, and green onions, shake in a small Ziploc bag until combined and refrigerate.
- Lay a large piece of plastic cling wrap on a flat surface, spoon in cheese ball mixture, and fold cling wrap over the cheese ball.
- Shape into a ball and refrigerate overnight.
- Take the cheese ball out of the fridge 20 minutes before serving.
- Spread the bagged mixture on a flat surface, unwrap the cheese ball. Roll cheese ball around in the leftover toppings and coat it entirely.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
16
Calories
219kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Trans Fat
0.02g
(1%)
Cholesterol
53mg
(18%)
Sodium
274mg
(11%)
Potassium
93mg
(2%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
587IU
(12%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
133mg
(13%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 219
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 16 | |
| Calories | 219kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 0.02g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 53mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 274mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 93mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 587IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 133mg | 13% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.