Mini Bacon Ranch Cheese Balls
These Mini Bacon Ranch Cheese Balls are packed with creamy cheese, smoky bacon, and a crunchy pecan-parsley coating. The perfect party-ready finger food!
Ingredients
- 16 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 oz dry ranch dressing mix the packets work great
- 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- ¾ cup bacon pieces cooked and finely chopped
- ⅓ cup fresh parsley finely chopped
- ½ cup pecans finely chopped
- 20 small pretzel sticks
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the softened cream cheese and ranch seasoning. Mix well.
- Add the cheddar cheese, pecans, parsley, and half of the bacon pieces. Mix to combine.
- In a separate small bowl, mix together the remaining bacon, parsley, and pecans.
- Using your hands, shape the cream cheese mixture into approximately 1 ½ inch balls. You should get about 20 mini cheese balls.
- Then roll each ball into the dry bacon-parsley-pecan mixture.
- Set the cheese balls on a plate, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour, or until ready to serve.
- Just before serving, insert a pretzel stick into each cheese ball bite.
Nutrition
Calories: 141kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 5gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 349mgPotassium: 51mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 447IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 0.2mg
Nutrition details are an estimate, per serving.
