Mini Spicy Pimento Cheese Balls
A recipe for pimento cheese balls rolled in toasted nuts and served on a pretzel stick for a deliciously easy party appetizer.
Don’t you just love baby cheese balls?!! They are all over Pinterest these days and so fun to make. I used my recipe for Southern Style Pimento Cheese to make these delicious bite-size pimento cheese balls, perfect for your next social gathering.
They are easy to whip up and prepare a day or two before your party, just wait until you are ready to serve them to roll them in the bacon and toasted nuts for best texture. These have a little heat and great flavor from the pickled jalapeños used in the pimento cheese. You can always leave out the jalapeños for a mild version. Enjoy!
How To Make Pimento Cheese Balls
Ingredients You’ll Need:
- Recipe for Southern Style Pimento Cheese
- 1/3 lb bacon cooked to a crispy texture and crumbled
- 1 cup pecans or walnuts, toasted (I used pecans)
- 24 Pretzel sticks
Directions:
Prepare pimento cheese according to recipe instructions, cover, and refrigerate for one hour to firm up to a good ball-rolling texture. While pimento cheese is chilling, cook the bacon and set aside to cool to room temperature. In a large dry skillet, toast the pecans or walnuts until fragrant and lightly browned, stirring constantly. Set aside to cool. Place bacon and nuts into the bowl of a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Pour into a shallow bowl for easy rolling. Roll pimento cheese into tablespoon-size balls and roll into bacon/nut mixture. Just before serving place a pretzel stick inside each ball.
How To Store Pimento Cheese Balls
Remove the pretzel stick and place cheese balls in a sealed container. Store leftover cheese balls in the refrigerator for up to a week. They will keep well but are best enjoyed right away when the nuts and bacon have a nice crunchy texture. You can always roll the balls ahead of time and wait until just before serving to roll in bacon and nuts and adding the pretzel stick.
Mini Spicy Pimento Cheese Balls
Ingredients
- recipe for Southern Style Pimento Cheese
- 1/3 lb bacon cooked to crispy texture and cooled
- 1 cup pecans or walnuts toasted (I used pecans)
- 24 pretzel sticks
Instructions
- Prepare pimento cheese according to recipe directions, cover and refrigerate for 1 hour to firm up to a good ball-rolling texture
- While pimento cheese is chilling, cook bacon and set aside to cool to room temperature
- In a large dry skillet, toast the pecans or walnuts until fragrant and lightly browned, stirring constantly. Set aside to cool.
- Place bacon and nuts into the bowl of a food processor and pulse until finely chopped
- Pour into a shallow bowl for easy rolling
- Roll pimento cheese into tablespoon-size balls and roll into bacon/nut mixture
- Just before serving place a pretzel stick inside each ball.
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Have I ever told you about my love of pimento cheese?! I’m sure I have. Well this just topped that. I must make these!!!!
Oh, Karli, me too! It’s my favorite!! Thank you! 🙂
Hello!! How many mini cheese balls will come out from this recipe?
Hi Lucia! You get about 18-20 balls.