Mini Cheese Ball Bites
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Mini Cheese Ball Bites
Description
The Mini Cheese Ball Bites use goat cheese cut into small discs, which provide a soft and tangy base. Pecans are cooked with butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt until caramelized, then cooled and crushed to form a crunchy coating. Chopped dried cranberries and fresh parsley are mixed with the pecans, adding sweetness and herbal freshness. Each goat cheese disc is pressed into the coating and rolled into a ball, creating a contrast between the creamy interior and crispy, sweet nut exterior. Adding pretzel sticks before serving helps with easy handling.
These bites make excellent appetizers or snacks for entertaining. Their combination of textures and flavors—sweet, salty, creamy, and crunchy—offer variety in every bite. They are best served fresh to preserve the crunch of the pecan coating.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 8 oz goat cheese
- 1/2 cup pecans chopped
- 1/2 Tbsp butter unsalted
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- pinch salt
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon optional
- 1 Tbsp parsley fresh chopped
Instructions
- Remove the cheese from its wrapper and cut into 8-10 discs. Set aside.
- Heat a small pan to medium heat and melt your butter. Once the butter starts to bubble, add the pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon and a pinch of salt.
- Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often and pour over a large sheet of parchment paper in a thin layer. Allow to cool until the candy coating hardens.
- Fold the parchment paper in half, trapping the nuts and crush with a meat tenderizer. Chop the rest with a knife until minced.
- Finely chop the cranberries and add to the pecans. Combine pecans, cranberries, and parsley on a plate or cutting board.
- Take a goat cheese disk and press into the pecan coating on each side, then roll into a ball.
- Coat again as needed by rolling the completed ball in the mixture once more. Repeat for each disc of cheese.
- Add a pretzel stick in the top for easy serving (optional).
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 10servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 121 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 121kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.02g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 85mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 36mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 289IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 39mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
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