Olive Cheese Balls
Olive Cheese Balls are a tasty appetizer that you can easily make in less than an hour with just five ingredients. They're crunchy, cheesy, salty and delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese (grated)
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (ground)
- 2 tablespoons butter (softened)
- 20 small pimento-stuffed green olives (drained and patted dry)
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F/205°C.
- Mix grated cheese, flour and cayenne pepper in a mixing bowl.
- Add softened butter. Using your fingertips, press the ingredients against the bottom of the bowl to create the dough.
- Separate the dough into 20 balls and place the balls onto a baking pan covered with a sheet of parchment paper.
- Use your palm to press each ball flat. Place an olive on top of each flattened ball and then wrap the dough so that each olive is completely inside a dough ball.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until the balls are golden brown.
- Serve hot out of the oven.
Notes
- You can prepare the olive cheese balls up to two hours before baking them.
- You can freeze the baked olive cheese balls but be sure to wrap them in foil first. To reheat them, keep them wrapped in foil and bake at 350°F/180°D for about 15 minutes. Remove them from the foil immediately after taking them out of the oven.
Nutrition
Calories: 201kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 7gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 434mgPotassium: 41mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.2gVitamin A: 471IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 171mgIron: 1mg
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