Mini Goat Cheese Balls Appetizer
Mini Goat Cheese Cheese Balls, herbs, soft goat cheese, and pretzels make a fun and easy appetizer. It’s perfect for any party, game day, or just because.
Servings 15
Calories 77kcal
Ingredients
- 8 ounces goat cheese softened
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 scallion thinly sliced
- 1 ½ tablespoons flat-leaf parsley fine chop
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup garlic and butter croutons
- 15 pretzel sticks
Instructions
- Line a sheet tray or baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix the goat cheese, cream cheese, scallions, 1 tablespoon of parsley, and pepper in a medium-sized bowl. Mix with an electric hand mixer until smooth.8 ounces goat cheese, 4 ounces cream cheese, 1 scallion, 1 ½ tablespoons flat-leaf parsley, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- Taking a tablespoon-sized scoop, roll the mixture into balls and place them on the sheet tray in a single layer.
- Place the croutons in a food processor, pulse into crumbs.1 cup garlic and butter croutons
- Place the crumbs in a bowl, add the remaining parsley and stir to combine.
- Roll the cheese balls in this mixture.
- Place them back on the sheet tray.
- Insert the pretzel toothpicks, place them on a serving tray, and enjoy.15 pretzel sticks
Notes
- You can switch up your herbs in this to your liking!
- Add other cheeses to your mixture for a different flavor.
- There are various things you can roll these in, see my tips above.
- These can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
- We love serving these with pretzels in the tops for easy serving, this is optional.
- You can make one large cheese ball out of this if you’d like, or even a goat cheese log.
Nutrition
Calories: 77kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 100mg | Potassium: 22mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 0.5g | Vitamin A: 300IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 0.4mg