Holiday Cheeseball Bites Recipe (2024)

Holiday Cheeseball Bites, just took the regular cheeseball to a whole new level. These Holiday Cheeseball Bites, have all the flavors in just one bite. They are so easy to make and taste amazing. These are by far, the best holiday appetizer.

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These Holiday Cheeseball Bites are the perfect appetizer for any of your holiday parties. They are sure to please even the pickiest cheeseball lovers.

I love our grandma’s cheeseball during the holidays, but I don’t like that I can’t have some of the delicious peanuts or bacon bits in every bite.

Once I found out there was a way to have everything I loved in my holiday cheeseball, I knew I had to give these a try.

What could I use in place of walnuts in this Holiday Cheeseball Bites recipe?

If you are not much of a walnut fan, don’t worry. You could easily substitute the walnuts out for something else.

I personally prefer using almonds or pecans, when rolling my cheeseballs, but you could also roll it in shredded and shopped cheese, such as parmesan, mozzarella, or cheddar.

I also like rolling mine in just bacon, and nothing else.

They are also very delicious plain, without being rolled in anything extra.

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What could I dip in these Holiday Cheeseball Bites?

The most critical part of this recipe, is deciding what types of food to dip in it. I personally wouldn’t mind going in with a spoon, but it may taste better with a little something crunchy.

For this picture, we used a small pretzel, but you could easily switch it up, and add your favorite dipping cracker, or bread to it.

I have a lot of recommendations, but here are a few of my favorite things to dip into this simple and delicious 4 Ingredient Cheeseball:

-Wheat Thins
-Pigs In a Blanket Crackers
-Saltines
-Pita Bread
-Ritz Crackers
-Fresh Baked Bread
-Club Crackers
-Bruschetta
-French Bread Slices

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Serves: 25

Holiday Cheeseball Bites Recipe

These Holiday Cheeseball Bites, have all the flavors in just one bite.

Prep Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 45 minutes mins

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Ingredients

  • 8 ounces Kaukauna Spreadable Cheddar 1 package, (Smoky Cheddar Flavor)
  • 8 ounces cream cheese 1 package
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 2 teaspoons chopped pimento
  • 1 Tablespoon chopped green bell peppers (chopped fine)
  • 1 Tablespoon onion (chopped fine)
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • ½ teaspoon lemon juice
  • cups bacon bits
  • cups chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup pretzel sticks about 25

Instructions

  • Combine cheese spread, cream cheese and butter in a bowl.

  • Microwave for about 25 seconds to soften it. Mix together well.

  • Add pimento, green pepper, onion, Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice and stir in by hand.

  • Let it set up in the fridge for about 30 minutes, so that you can form it into a balls.

  • Roll mixture into 1 inch balls, and roll half in bacon bits and the other half in walnuts.

  • Place a pretzel stick in each ball and serve, or refrigerate until serving.

Notes

  • We served ours with pretzel sticks, but love to eat them with crackers too!

Nutrition

Calories: 227 kcal · Carbohydrates: 9 g · Protein: 8 g · Fat: 18 g · Saturated Fat: 5 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 17 mg · Sodium: 382 mg · Potassium: 113 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 1 g · Vitamin A: 93 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 43 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl

  • Microwave Safe Bowl

Recipe Details

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

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  1. Kimberly Taylor says:

    Thank you for sharing !

  2. Stephanie | Worth Whisking says:

    These are fun! Cheeseballs are one of my favorite holiday foods, and I love that you get peanuts and bacon in every bite! Yum!

  3. Hallie says:

    By green pepper do you mean bell pepper? I can't wait to try these!!

  4. Cyd says:

    Yes, a green bell pepper.

  5. krista says:

    My husband is a massive cheeseball fan... he could probably eat all of these himself! This is going to score me good wife points :)

  6. Marc Siegel says:

    Cheeseball has been one of my favorite since I was 8. Now that I'm 32, I still love it! I'm planning to try this recipe our this weekend, thank you for sharing!

  7. Marc Siegel says:

    Oh and one more thing, do you think this will still work without the lemon juice?

  8. Cyd says:

    It will be just fine without the lemon juice.

  9. Joan says:

    Do you have any ideas or suggestions to make vegetarian by eliminating the bacon?

  10. Dena says:

    Hi ! By Smoky Cheddar Flavor do you mean Smoky Bacon with Almonds? I can only find this and regular cheddar in my stores.

  11. Momma Cyd says:

    We mean the smoky cheddar flavor. I'm sure you could use whatever you can find in your local grocery store.

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FAQs

How many cheeseballs are in a cheese ball container? ›

They're the unsung heroes of every food-fueled social gathering, and there are more than 1,100 of them in any given barrel.

What to serve with a cheese ball? ›

What to Serve With Cheese Balls. I like serving my cheese balls with buttery crackers like Ritz, but you can use any cracker. Vegetables like celery sticks or thick radish slices would work well too.

Are UTZ cheese balls baked or fried? ›

From there, they are baked in an oven to remove any excess moisture. The tasty cheese flavor is a seasoning that starts with vegetable oil and an all-natural cheddar cheese powder, which are mixed together and sprayed over the cheese balls in a tumbling seasoning barrel until they are completely coated.

Why are UTZ cheese balls so good? ›

These are pretty standard, and nothing mind-blowing—just a solid execution of a classic puffed cheddar snack. They're cheesy, salty, crunchy, and everything you'd expect. A 1-oz. serving of Utz Cheese Balls contains 9 grams of fat, 2.5 grams of saturated fat, and 300 mg of sodium.

How many is in a pack of cheese balls? ›

Cheese Balls - 100 Pieces.

How many cheese cubes per person? ›

A good rule of thumb is 1 ounce of each cheese for every guest and about five types of cheese. For a party in which cheese is the main event, plan on buying 3 pounds for eight people, 6 pounds for 16 people, or 9 pounds for 24 people. If cheese is one of many items being served, plan on buying 3 to 4 ounces per person.

What is a good cracker for a cheese ball? ›

What to Serve with Cheese Ball. That's an important question and I obviously have a strong opinion. Here are some options: Crackers – Ritz Crackers, Wheat Thins, Multi-Grain, Milton's.

Are cheese balls discontinued? ›

Recently, Planters announced that the formerly discontinued Cheez Balls are now a permanent addition to its product line-up. To celebrate, the company is giving away 350 canisters of Cheez Powder to customers tweeting about the foods they want to pair this new topping with.

Are cheese balls good? ›

Cheese balls are healthy? Beyond delicious, the cheese balls have a good balance of nutrients, with high-quality carbs and fat, rich in proteins, minerals, and vitamins.

Why are Utz chips not sold in California? ›

WARNING: Consuming this product can expose you to chemicals including acrylamide, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer.

Do UTZ cheese balls taste like Cheetos? ›

Most importantly, I think Cheese balls win the flavor battle. Despite having less sodium per serving that Cheetos Puffs (260mg vs 300mg per 1oz ), UTZ Cheese Balls taste saltier and cheesier. I think this is due to the use of actual cheese by UTZ rather than the cheese seasoning used in the Cheetos.

What company invented cheese balls? ›

The popular yellow snacks have an unexpected past...

And the bizarre story of how they were made makes them even more intriguing. Cheese puffs are the by-product of animal feed. The brightly coloured snacks were created by animal food manufacturer Flakall Corporation in Beloit, Wisconsin in 1935.

What is a serving of cheese balls? ›

Cheese ball contains 64 calories per 15 g serving. This serving contains 5.7 g of fat, 2.7 g of protein and 0.8 g of carbohydrate. The latter is 0.3 g sugar and 0.2 g of dietary fiber, the rest is complex carbohydrate. Cheese ball contains 2.2 g of saturated fat and 11 mg of cholesterol per serving.

How many cups can you get from a block of cheese? ›

Cheddar cheese commonly comes in 8-ounce blocks. This will be equivalent to about 2 cups when grated.

Is a bag of cheese 2 cups? ›

A normal block of cheese you could get from a grocery store typically weighs 8 ounces. Once grated, it will yield about 2 cups. This is also similar to an 8-ounce bag of pre-shredded or pre-grated cheese.

How many calories are in a jar of cheeseballs? ›

There are 150 calories in 32 balls (1 oz) of Utz Cheese Balls. * The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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