Pecan Bacon Cheeseball

Hand holding a cracker near a cheese ball coated with nuts and green onions, surrounded by more crackers on a white plate.

An easy and elegant appetizer, this pecan cheese ball will disappear in minutes.

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Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Pecan cheese ball

Prep Time: 5

Chill Time: 15

Total Time: 20

Servings: people

Ingredients

8 oz cream cheese
1 cup shredded triple cheddar cheese
½ cup bacon bits
½ cup chopped pecans
¼ cup sliced scallions
2 tablespoon milk of your choice
2 teaspoon everything bagel seasoning
¼ teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Salt to taste
Black crushed pepper to taste

Instructions

In a medium-size bowl add the cream cheese, shredded cheddar, all seasoning, and milk. Mix with a hand mixer, until well combined.
Then add half of the bacon bits, half of the scallions, and half of the pecans. Make sure to chop those in smaller pieces first.
Put a piece of saran wrap on the counter and put the cheese ball in it. Then fully wrap it up with the saran wrap and form it into a ball.
Put the cheeseball in the fridge for 20 minutes.
In a shallow bowl, add the remaining chopped pecans, bacon bits and scallions.
Remove cheeseball from the fridge.
Roll the cheeseball around in the prepared shallow bowl and make sure the whole ball is coated with the remaining coating.

Equipment

hand mixer
Mixing bowls

Notes

Serve with crackers, or anything else of your choice.

Nutrition

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