Western Bacon Cheese Ball
Recipe type: Appetizer
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Serves: 8-10
 
Ingredients
Cream Cheese Ball
Western Bacon Coating
  • 7-8 pieces of bacon, chopped
  • ¼ c. honey
  • ½ tsp. cayenne pepper
  • 3 tbsp. brown sugar
Instructions
  1. Mix together the cream cheese and butter
  2. Meanwhile, brown to a crisp the cream cheese ball ingredients (bacon, honey, cayenne, brown sugar, coconut oil)
  3. Add the bacon mixture to the cream cheese mixture, along with the parsley and chives and blend and mix well
  4. Take the entire mixture and form (by hand) into a ball
  5. Place the ball in the fridge for at least 1 hour
  6. Right before you are ready to take the cheese ball out, prepare your "Western Bacon" coating
  7. Place all "Western Bacon" coating ingredients in a frying pan and brown until it's almost done
  8. Remove from heat and strain any liquid (there will definitely be some)
  9. Return mixture to heat and fry until it reaches the crisp brown to your liking
  10. Strain and let cool (it needs to be cooled since you will be placing the mixture to the cheese ball by hand)
  11. Once cooled, place the mixture to the cheese ball and covering it completely
  12. Serve with chips or crackers of your choice!
Recipe by A Gutsy Girl® at https://agutsygirl.com/2012/12/19/western-bacon-cheese-ball/