Mini Cheese Balls

Name: Mini Cheese Balls
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 18 (serving size: 2 balls)
Ingredients: 8 ounces goat cheese; 8 ounces plain almond milk cream cheese (such as Kite Hill); 2 teaspoons honey; ½ teaspoon grated lemon rind; ½ cup roasted salted almonds, chopped; 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme

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Almond milk cream cheese is delicately nutty, with a buttery-rich texture and zero grams of sat fat. Find it at Whole Foods stores nationwide. You can substitute 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, which adds 1.6g sat fat to each serving.

By Sidney Fry, MS, RD

Recipe by Cooking Light December 2015

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Credit: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Claire Spollen

Recipe Summary

hands-on:

25 mins

total:

45 mins

Yield:

Serves 18 (serving size: 2 balls)

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

8 ounces goat cheese
8 ounces plain almond milk cream cheese (such as Kite Hill)
2 teaspoons honey
½ teaspoon grated lemon rind
½ cup roasted salted almonds, chopped
1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme

Directions

Step 1
Place first 4 ingredients in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed 2 minutes or until smooth. Freeze 15 minutes.

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Step 2
Place nuts and thyme in a food processor; process until finely ground. Place nut mixture in a shallow dish.
Step 3
Divide cheese mixture into 36 equal portions (about 2 teaspoons each), rolling to form 36 balls. Freeze 10 minutes. Gently roll each cheese ball in nut mixture, coating well. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

94 calories; fat 7.4g; saturated fat 2g; mono fat 1.9g; poly fat 0.6g; protein 5g; carbohydrates 3g; cholesterol 6mg; sodium 136mg; calcium 28mg.

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