Goat Cheese Bacon Balls

Ingredients

• 112 g goat cheese

• 112 g cream cheese

• 8 slices bacon

• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

• 1/2 cup parsley, minced

• 16 dried apple chips or crackers

Method

Cook the bacon in the oven. Pre-heat oven to 190° C and lay each strip of bacon onto a foil-wrapped baking sheet, making sure the strips do not touch. Bake for 12-15 minutes, flip each strip, then bake another 5 minutes. Depending on thickness/thinness of your brand of bacon, you may want to check on them after 8-10 minutes.

Once bacon is done, remove from the oven and let bacon drain or dry on a plate covered with a paper towel. Flip after 10 minutes to let the over side dry. Once all the excess grease is drained or dried, dice bacon into bits.

Next, crush the walnuts if you purchase whole nuts.

Dice the parsley.

Add the goat cheese and cream cheese to a stand mixer and mix with a paddle on medium low speed until combined. Then add a quarter of the bacon bits, a quarter of the diced walnuts, and a quarter of the parsley and mix on low until combined.

Combine the rest of the bacon bits, walnuts and parsley in a bowl and mix together with a fork or spoon.

Using a cookie dough scoop or your hands, roll the mixture into 1" balls of mixed cheese and then roll the balls in the bacon, nut and parsley mix to coat the outside.

Add a stick and set aside on dried apple slices, crackers or on parchment paper.

Place the Goat Cheese Bacon Balls into the fridge until ready to serve.

Recipe by Salty Canary