Yield: 18 cheese balls
Mini Cranberry Pecan Goat Cheese Balls
These festive Cranberry Pecan Goat Cheese Balls are a blend of creamy, tangy goat cheese, with a sweet and nutty crunch, all rolled up into one bite-sized appetizer. Easy to make ahead, these mini cheese balls are the perfect holiday party appetizer!
Ingredients
- 10 oz goat cheese
- 6 oz cream cheese
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons honey, plus extra for garnish
- 1 ½ cups diced pecans, divided
- 1 cup diced dried cranberries
- ½ cup minced fresh parsley
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Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat together the goat cheese, cream cheese, cinnamon and honey until light and fluffy. Add 1/2 cup pecans, folding to combine. Set aside.
- Line your countertop with parchment paper. Toss together the remaining pecans, dried cranberries and parsley in the center of the parchment paper.
- Using a large cookie scoop, scoop out one round of cheese filling and toss to coat in the cranberry/pecan mixture. Continue until all mini cheese balls have been rolled in coating. If you have any questions, watch the video below to see how I easily do this step!
- Refrigerate cheese balls until ready to serve. You can make these up to two days before, just make sure and store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- To Serve: Drizzle truffles with honey, if desired. Serve with crackers, warm crostini or as is with a toothpick (or pretzel stick)!
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Notes
Store: Transfer the cheese balls to an airtight container and store in the fridge for up to 5 days. The parsley will loose a little of it's vibrant color over time, but they will still taste great!
One Large Cheese Ball: If you prefer to save time and make one large cheese ball instead, you will only need 1/2 cup diced pecans, 1/2 cup diced cranberries and 1/4 cup parsley for rolling the cheese ball.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 cheese ball, Calories: 164kcal, Carbohydrates: 10g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 13g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Cholesterol: 17mg, Sodium: 89mg, Potassium: 66mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 9g, Vitamin A: 435IU, Vitamin C: 2mg, Calcium: 42mg, Iron: 1mg