Jalapeño Popper Cheese Ball (Football Snack Board!)
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Jalapeño Popper Cheese Ball (Football Snack Board!)
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This Jalapeño Popper Cheese Ball (err, football) is such a fun party appetizer and festive for game day! It’s SUPER easy to make, filled with cream cheese, green onions, bacon and of course some spicy jalapeños.
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Ingredients
For the cheese ball:
- 16 oz. cream cheese softened
- 1 tsp. garlic powder or 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- 1 cup cheddar cheese sharp, shredded
- 3 trips Bacon cooked and chopped (about 1/4 cup
- 2-3 talks green onions chopped (about 1/4 cup
- 2-3 small jalapeño seeded and diced finely (depending on how spicy you want it!
For the breadcrumb coating:
- 1/2 cup breadcrumb Panko or Italian
- 1 Tbsp. butter unsalted
- 1 jalapeño seeded and finely diced
- 1/4 cup parsley fresh, chopped
- 1/4 cup green onions chopped
- 1/4 cup Bacon cooked and chopped (~3 strips cooked
- 1 string cheese for the laces on the football
Ideas for the snack board:
- Fresh veggies: cucumber slices, or carrot sticks
- Fresh veggies: mini Bell Pepper
- Fresh veggies: baby carrot
- Fresh veggies: celery
- Fresh veggies: cherry tomato
- Fresh fruit: grape slices, anything in season
- Fresh fruit: Berry
- Fresh fruit: apple
- chicken wing boneless buffalo or your favorite
- pretzel
- chip
- Cracker
- mozzarella stick fun finger foods like
- potato skin
- corn dog
Instructions
- In a large bowl, use a hand mixer to blend together the cream cheese, garlic powder, salt and pepper until smooth and blended.
- Use a rubber spatula or spoon to stir in the cheddar cheese, bacon, green onions and jalapeños. Stir until fully incorporated.
- Form the cheese into a ball and transfer to a small baking sheet (or small cutting board) lined with foil or parchment paper.
- Shape the cheese ball into a football shape. Flattening it out, and somewhat pinching the edges.
- Place in the fridge for 1-2 hours.
- In a small sauté pan over medium heat, melt the butter and toast the breadcrumbs for 3-5minutes, stirring occasionally so they don’t burn. Once browned, add to a small bowl and combined with the jalapeño, parsley, green onions and bacon.
- Remove cheese from the fridge and slightly press the breadcrumb mixture into the cheese so it sticks. Make sure the cheese is completely coated!
- For the football “laces” you can slice a mozzarella string cheese into strips and decorate on the cheese.
- Serve on a snack board with chips and crackers and all of your favorite football snack foods! (veggies, fresh fruits, dips, wings, potato skins, mozzarella sticks, etc.)
Notes
- Store leftover cheese ball in the fridge, tightly wrapped in plastic wrap, for up to 1 week.
- Recipe inspired by Peas & Crayons.
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