If you need a quick and easy appetizer stop right here. My Bacon Cheddar Mini Cheese Balls have only 3 ingredients but a ton of flavor. They come together in just 5 minutes.
I love cheese. There have been a couple times in my life I have given up dairy for a brief period if time. It is so difficult to not eat cheese. I really do miss it and I’m glad those periods of time were short. My whole family likes to snack on Heluva Good!® block cheese. It’s easy to slice it up and serve with salami, pepperoni, and crackers. I also use it in many of my recipes such as my Hot Cheddar Onion Dip. My cousin will cut cheddar into little chunks and put them on a toothpick with a grape tomato and green olive. They are the perfect bite with that myriad of flavors. Heluva Good! is a great source of protein and calcium and is naturally gluten-free.
I also love bacon. So when I was asked to create a new recipe for Heluva Good! Cheese blocks I knew I wanted to pair bacon with their extra sharp cheddar cheese. And I knew I wanted it to be a quick and easy appetizer. This time of year is especially busy. There have been times I am asked to bring an appetizer to a party and thirty minutes before I’m staring into the fridge wondering what to make. I always have chunks of cheese, cream cheese, and bacon crumbles. Always. This is a great last-minute app for my family.
I buy Heluva Good! for my family at my local Walmart. It is nice to have a store with a grocery in addition to clothing, household goods, and more. I like the one-stop convenience of shopping at Walmart. There is currently a promotion for Heluva Good! on Ibotta. Make sure to take advantage of this offer before all the rebates are claimed. There isn’t an expiration date but there is a limited number of rebates available.
Heluva Good! offers an assortment of flavors including:
- Colby Jack
- Pepper Jack
- Extra Sharp Cheddar
- Sharp Cheddar
- White Extra Sharp Cheddar
- White Sharp Cheddar
- White Mild Cheddar
- Muenster
- Monterey Jack
- Special Reserve Extra Sharp Cheddar
You can use any of the Heluva Good! cheese blocks in these mini cheese balls. If you like spicy food I bet the Pepper Jack would be great!
These cute little bite-sized mini cheese balls are kid approved. My kids gobbled them up. If you need a healthy, easy appetizer for a family gathering try this recipe.
Ingredients:
8 oz Heluva Good! Extra Sharp Cheddar, shredded
8 oz cream cheese, softened
2 cups bacon crumbles
Instructions:
Microwave the bacon crumbles for about thirty seconds. This crisps them up so they taste fresh. (If you do not have a microwave you can just skip this step or pan fry them for a minute or two).
Stir together the cream cheese and shredded cheddar. Use a small cookie scoop to scoop tablespoon sized balls. Roll them in the bacon crumbles. Serve immediately or refrigerate for later.
This makes about 30 mini cheese balls.
A cute way to serve these for a party is to put a thin piece of carrot or celery in them. Then guests can just pick them up and pop them into their mouths. Toothpicks work too!
If you need a quick and easy appetizer stop right here. My Bacon Cheddar Mini Cheese Balls have only 3 ingredients but a ton of flavor. They come together in just 5 minutes.
- 8 oz Heluva Good Extra Sharp Cheddar shredded
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 2 cups bacon crumbles
- Microwave the bacon crumbles for about thirty seconds. This crisps them up so they taste fresh. (If you do not have a microwave you can just skip this step or pan fry them for a minute or two).
- Stir together the cream cheese and shredded cheddar. Use a small cookie scoop to scoop tablespoon sized balls. Roll them in the bacon crumbles. Serve immediately or refrigerate for later.
- This makes about 30 mini cheese balls.
Make sure to visit Heluva Good! on their social media pages for more great recipes and ideas:
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You can find Heluva Good! Cheese in the dairy aisle of your neighborhood supermarkets in New York (New York, Syracuse, Buffalo/Rochester, Albany), Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, Harrisburg/Scranton, Philadelphia), Connecticut (Hartford), Massachusetts (Springfield, Boston), Ohio (Cleveland, Columbus), Rhode Island (Providence), Florida (Tampa/St. Petersburg, Orlando), Virginia (Roanoke), Maryland (Baltimore), Washington D.C.
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