Sweet & Spicy White Cheddar Cheese Ball W/apples & Bacon
If you have around 45 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Sweet & Spicy White Cheddar Cheese Ball W/apples & Bacon might be an amazing gluten free recipe to try. This recipe serves 24 and costs 47 cents per serving. One serving contains 122 calories, 5g of protein, and 11g of fat. This recipe is liked by 18 foodies and cooks. This recipe from Foodista requires cayenne pepper, lowfat cream cheese, dark brown sugar, and pecans. It works well as a hor d'oeuvre. With a spoonacular score of 15%, this dish is rather bad. Try Bacon Cheddar Cheese Ball, Cheddar Bacon Cheese Ball, and Bacon-Cheddar Cheese Ball for similar recipes.
Servings: 24
Ingredients:
1/2 cup dried apple slices
2 teaspoons Applejack Brandy (I used 1 T. of Finger Lakes Distilling Maplejack)
1 teaspoon pure maple syrup
6 slices of bacon
8 ounces cream cheese, or lowfat (NOT nonfat) cream cheese, softened
10 ounces of Adams Reserve New York Extra Sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons dark brown sugar
1 cup Trader Joes Sweet and Spicy Pecans (substitute 1 c. pecans, 1 t. Cracker and apple slices to serve
Equipment:
paper towels
frying pan
food processor
cutting board
spatula
Cooking instruction summary:
Put apple slices in small dish and sprinkle with brandy and maple syrup while you prep the rest of the recipe. Fry bacon in large skillet, turning frequently, until crisp, then set aside on a paper towel lined plate. Finely chop apples. Combine cream cheese, Adams Reserve New York Extra Sharp Cheddar, cayenne pepper, and apples in food processor. Pulse until mixture is throughly mixed and combined. Combine pecans, brown sugar, and cooled, crumbled bacon in mini-food processor (or wash out regular processor and dry) until finely chopped. Use spatula to remove cheese mixture to a cutting board. Lightly wet hands and roll the cheese into a ball. Roll in the bacon pecan mixture and pat to coat. Arrange on serving platter with crackers and apple slices dipped in lemon juice/water. Enjoy!
Step by step:
1. Put apple slices in small dish and sprinkle with brandy and maple syrup while you prep the rest of the recipe. Fry bacon in large skillet, turning frequently, until crisp, then set aside on a paper towel lined plate.
2. Finely chop apples.
3. Combine cream cheese, Adams Reserve New York Extra Sharp Cheddar, cayenne pepper, and apples in food processor. Pulse until mixture is throughly mixed and combined.
4. Combine pecans, brown sugar, and cooled, crumbled bacon in mini-food processor (or wash out regular processor and dry) until finely chopped.
5. Use spatula to remove cheese mixture to a cutting board. Lightly wet hands and roll the cheese into a ball.
6. Roll in the bacon pecan mixture and pat to coat.
7. Arrange on serving platter with crackers and apple slices dipped in lemon juice/water. Enjoy!
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