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Festive bite size cheese balls take only minutes and are chock full of tangy goat cheese, cranberries and crunchy walnuts!

Cranberry Walnut Goat Cheese Ball

151kcal
5 from 4 votes
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Prep 15 minutes
Resting Time15 minutes
Total 30 minutes
Festive bite size cheese balls take only minutes and are chock full of tangy goat cheese, cranberries and crunchy walnuts!
Servings 15
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American

Ingredients

  • 8 ounce cream cheese
  • 4 ounces goat cheese
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp cardamom
  • 1 cup walnuts chopped
  • 1 cup dried cranberries chopped
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley minced

Equipment

Instructions

  1. Into the bowl of a food processor, add cream cheese, goat cheese, honey, cinnamon and cardamom. Pulse until combined.
  2. Form cheese mixture into 1-1/2 inch balls. Place onto parchment paper lined tray.
  3. In a shallow bowl combine walnuts, cranberries and parsley. Roll the formed cheese balls in the nut mixture, pressing down slightly so coating sticks. Place coated balls back onto the parchment paper.
  4. Place tray in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to allow cheese balls to firm up with coating.

Nutrition

Serving1cheese ball bitesCalories151kcalCarbohydrates9gProtein4gFat12gSaturated Fat5gCholesterol20mgSodium77mgPotassium64mgFiber1gSugar7gVitamin A365IUVitamin C1mgCalcium37mgIron1mg

Notes

Nutrition information is based on one cheese ball with pecan topping.

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