Looking for a new holiday recipe? These mini cheese balls make the perfect appetizer. The play on the traditional cheese ball will have your guests thinking you are the most clever hostess in town.
These make the perfect easy party food to serve at Thanksgiving or Holiday parties and you can make them in just twenty minutes!
You’ll want to keep this recipe on hand because it’s really simple to make and is so creative and tasty that people will be asking you to make it again–trust me!
Why These Mini Cheese Balls Work Great As Party Appetizers
I love the idea of a great cheese ball but I also like serving party food in individual portions so guests can take a small plate rather than huddle around a food table dipping and snacking. These mini cheese balls are the perfect way to serve a crowd favorite in a new creative (single-serving) way!
They would be a great addition to your next appetizer buffet!
Recipe Tip: You can also make these a day ahead, just keep them in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve them!
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Mini Cheese Balls
Ingredients
- 1 8 oz container of cream cheese at room temperature
- 1 cup crumbled blue cheese
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped rosemary
- 1 ½ cups pecans
- 4 tablespoons dried Italian herbs
- Crackers and pretzels for serving
Instructions
- In a bowl, thoroughly mix together cream cheese, blue cheese, parmesan cheese and rosemary until smooth
- Dampen hands to prevent sticking and form cream cheese mixture into approximately 24 tablespoon-sized balls.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least two hours or until firm.
- In the meantime, toast the pecans by spreading out on a sheet pan and baking in a preheated 350°F oven until lightly toasted and fragrant, for 7 to 10 minutes. Allow pecans to cool and finely chop them.
- Roll half of the chilled cheese balls in chopped pecans, and the other half sprinkle with the dried herbs.
- Keep cheese balls refrigerated until ready to serve. Serve with crackers.
Memorie says
These look devine! Can you substitute the blue cheese?
Tori says
Hi Memorie, Glad you like it! If you're not a Blue Cheese fan, you can leave it out. I would add more of the Parm or use a cheese like Feta in it's place. Hope that helps!