Three Cheese Bacon Ball
This is a no-bake recipe for a savory appetizer.
Ingredients
- 2½ cups crumbled bacon
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- ¾ cup blue cheese
- 8 oz finely shredded sharp white cheddar cheese
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 3 drops hot sauce
Instructions
- Measure out the 2 and 1/2 cups of crumbled bacon and put it in a shallow bowl.
- Unwrap the cream cheese and put it in a microwave-safe mixing bowl.Microwave the cream cheese on HIGH for 1 minute.
- Let the bowl cool for 1 minute in the microwave.
- Take the bowl out of the microwave and set it on the kitchen counter.
- Measure out the blue cheese crumbles. If there are big pieces of blue cheese, use your impeccably clean fingers to break them into smaller pieces.
- Mix the blue cheese crumbles into the bowl with the cream cheese. Continue to mix until the two cheeses are thoroughly combined.
- Mix the finely shredded white cheddar cheese into the bowl with the 2-cheese mixture. Stir until everything is thoroughly combined.
- Sprinkle in the teaspoon of brown sugar and mix it in well.
- Mix one cup of the finely chopped bacon bits into the bowl with the 3-cheese mixture. Stir until everything is well combined.
- Add the hot sauce, and stir it in thoroughly.
- With your impeccably clean hands, shape the cheese mixture into a ball and place it on a piece of wax paper.
- Roll the cheese ball in the rest of the crumbled bacon to coat the outside of the ball.
- Move the ball back to the sheet of wax paper and press it down slightly to flatten the ball on the bottom. This will enable it to sit nicely in the middle of a cheese plate, surrounded by an array of assorted crackers.
- Move the cheese ball to the freezer for at least 30 minutes to firm it up. You can also move it to the refrigerator for 3 hours.
- Once your cheese ball has firmed up, wrap it in plastic wrap and keep it in the refrigerator until 15 minutes before you plan to serve it.
- Yield: One 3-cheese ball that will serve as an appetizer for 4 to 6 guests. It is excellent with red wine, white wine, or champagne