Bacon Ranch Cheese Ball

Crack Cheese Ball - A cream cheese ball rolled in golden pecans, chopped bacon, diced green onions, and parsley. Served with the center of the dip showing and golden crackers surrounding it.

A delicious Bacon Ranch Cheese Ball rolled in pecans, dried cranberries, green onions, and bacon. Great for snacking on as a party appetizer with clubhouse or wheat crackers, celery, and carrots. Serve a variety of appetizers at your party with this Easy Hummus recipe and Queso Dip.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword bacon dip, cream cheese ball, ranch dip

Prep Time 5

Chill 4

Total Time 4 5

Servings servings

Calories 486kcal

Author Jessica (swankyrecipes.com)

Ingredients

24 oz cream cheese, softened
1 oz ranch seasoning dry powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp dry yellow mustard
¼ tsp red pepper flakes
2 tbsp chopped parsley
8 sliced bacon finely chopped
⅓ cup pecans finely ground
6 green onions diced
crackers or vegetables, to serve

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Beat cream cheese, ranch powder, onion, garlic, mustard, and red pepper flakes until smooth. TIP: Microwave cream cheese for 1 minute to soften.
Cover bowl and refrigerate 2 hours.
Place cheese on center of plastic wrap in a round shape.
Cover with another sheet of plastic wrap.
Refrigerate for 2 hours.
Shape cream cheese into a ball by patting it into a circle with the plastic wrap on.
Mix together chopped bacon, parsley, green onions, and pecans into a bowl.
Roll cheese ball in mixture until covered.
Serve with crackers and vegetables.

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