Delicious Bacon Appetizer – Bacon Cheeseball Bites

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I’ve always said everything is better with bacon… and it’s true. Especially a good bacon appetizer.

I love bacon and not just for breakfast. Bacon is great for lunch on a BLT, for dinner, in salads, and in appetizers. I have several go-to appetizers I make using bacon because I find bacon adds so much flavor to appetizers. A favorite bacon appetizer I make is Bacon Cheeseball Bites.

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Bacon and cheese are another great combinations of flavors that make this cheeseball bites a huge hit. They’re creamy, savory, and so delicious. And they’re easy to make, too!

Bacon Appetizer: Bacon Cheeseball Bites

Ingredients

  • 5 strips of bacon, cooked and divided
  • 1 package cream cheese
  • 1 ½ teaspoon parsley
  • ¼ teaspoon dill
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese

Directions

  1. Place two strips of bacon in a food processor or blender and pulse until fine. Set aside.
  2. Cube the cream cheese and place it in a food processor or blender with the remaining strips of bacon, parsley, dill, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, and salt. Pulse until combined.
  3. Add cheese and pulse until combined.
  4. Using a spoon, form balls of cream cheese mixture.
  5. Pour fine bacon pieces into a small bowl and roll each ball in the bacon.
  6. Refrigerate the balls for at least an hour before serving.
Cube the cream cheese and place it in a food processor or blender with the remaining strips of bacon, parsley, dill, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, and salt. Pulse until combined.
Add cheese and pulse until combined.
Using a spoon, form balls of cream cheese mixture.

Pour fine bacon pieces into a small bowl and roll each ball in the bacon.

Bacon Appetizer: Bacon Cheeseball Bites

 

This bacon appetizer is full of flavor and perfect holiday or party appetizer. And easy enough to make any time for a snack! These bacon cheeseball bites are delicious and easy to make.

  • 5 strips of bacon (cooked and divided)
  • 1 package cream cheese
  • 1 ½ teaspoon parsley
  • ¼ teaspoon dill
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese
  1. Place two strips of bacon in a food processor or blender and pulse until fine. Set aside.
  2. Cube the cream cheese and place it in a food processor or blender with the remaining strips of bacon, parsley, dill, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, and salt.
  3. Pulse until combined.
  4. Add cheese and pulse until combined.
  5. Using a spoon, form balls of cream cheese mixture.
  6. Pour fine bacon pieces into a small bowl and roll each ball in the bacon.
  7. Refrigerate the balls for at least an hour before serving.

It’s important to chill this bacon appetizer for at least one hour before serving.

Tips and Notes:

  • You can substitute fat-free cream cheese if you want.
  • And in a pinch, you can use bacon bits, but I would highly recommend cooking, frying, or baking your own bacon.
  • These are easy to make ahead and serve the next day.

These bacon appetizer cheeseballs are so easy and using a good blender, like a KitchenAid Blender, makes whipping up this dish a breeze.

You can make a bacon appetizer anytime, too. You don’t have to wait for a party or gathering, either. Who says you can’t have bacon cheeseball bites for a snack?

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I think you should go ahead and enjoy a bacon appetizer any time you want. This bacon appetizer would be perfect for Valentine’s Day too.