Brandy & Date Cheese Ball Pops Recipe

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For a fun and different presentation for cheese balls, try my cheese pops. The brandy and dates add a sweetness, while the almonds and bacon add a complementary crunch.—Ginger Kohutek, Weslaco, Texas

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Brandy & Date Cheese Ball Pops Recipe

Prep: 30 min. + chilling

Yield: 24 Servings

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Ingredients

2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon brandy
1 cup finely chopped dates
1 package (2-1/4 ounces) sliced almonds, chopped and toasted
12 bacon strips, cooked and finely crumbled
24 lollipop sticks
Assorted crackers

Directions

In a small bowl, beat the cheddar cheese, butter, cream cheese and brandy until well blended. Stir in dates. Shape into twenty-four 1-in. balls. Place almonds and bacon in separate shallow bowls. Roll half of the cheese balls in almonds; roll remaining balls in bacon. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.
Insert lollipop sticks into cheese balls. Serve with crackers. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cheese pop (calculated without crackers) equals 137 calories, 11 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 28 mg cholesterol, 167 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Brandy & Date Cheese Ball Pops in Taste of Home Christmas Annual Annual 2012, p20

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Reviewed on Dec. 30, 2012 by foodymama

I made this in one large cheese ball--maybe it would have been better in the pops. The amount of butter made it very hard, so it needs to be left out at room temperature for a while in order to slice or cut off pieces. We thought it was OK, but not great. And although we love bacon, we preferred the nuts with this recipe.