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Holiday Cheese Truffles

By: Philadelphia Cream Cheese

"Roasted red peppers and and chopped green onions star in these 2 different flavor cheese truffles. Rolled in chopped pecans and served with crackers, these mini cheese balls make a great holiday appetizer."

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Prep Time:
15 Min

Ready In:
3 Hrs 15 Min

Servings (Help)

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Original Recipe Yield 4 dozen

Ingredients

2 (250 g) packages Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened
1 (200 g) package Kraft Double Cheddar Shredded Cheese
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Dash cayenne pepper
1/4 cup chopped roasted red peppers
2 green onions, chopped
1 2/3 cups chopped pecans
Christie Sociables Original Crackers

Directions

Beat first 4 ingredients with mixer until blended. Divide in half. Add roasted peppers to half and onions to other half; mix each until blended.
Refrigerate several hours or until chilled.
Shape into 24 (1-inch) balls. Roll in nuts. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve with crackers.

Footnotes

Variation: For variety, coat truffles with one or more of the following: sesame seed, chopped fresh parsley, paprika and/or your favourite Kraft Shredded Cheese.