Gluten Free Halloween Cheese Balls Recipe
Sink your fangs into these terrifyingly tasty Halloween Cheese Balls! A heart-healthy mixture of low-fat cream cheese, part-skim shredded mozzarella, savory herbs and spicy jalapeño is rolled into balls, coated with blue corn tortilla chips and decorated with tortilla chip “wings” and sliced olive “eyes” for a ghoulishly good Halloween treat!
Ingredients
Recipe yields 1 servings
8 oz reduced fat cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 finely chopped jalapeño, optional
2 Tbsp finely chopped fresh dill
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
5 pimiento stuffed green olives, sliced
20 no-salt-added blue corn tortilla chips
1 cup finely crushed no-salt-added blue corn tortilla chips
Directions
Step 1
Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper. Set aside.
Step 2
Slice the olives into rounds for the “eyes.” Break a tip off of each chip for the “ears.” Set the sliced olives and chips aside.
Step 3
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese and mozzarella and mix until well combined. Scoop a rounded tablespoon of the cheese mixture into your hands and roll into a ball. Place on the prepared baking sheet and repeat with the remaining mixture.
Step 4
Roll each cheese ball in the crushed chips until completely coated; place on the prepared baking sheet.
Step 5
On each cheese ball, place 2 olive “eyes” and push in 2 chip tips on top as the ears. Push in 2 chips, one on each side, as the “wings.”
Step 6
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
Time:
30 minutes
Servings:
1
Calories:
164
Make this for:
Nutrition facts
Serving Size:
1 ball, 2 chips
Per serving:
calories:164
total fat:1g
sat fat:4g
cholesterol:21mg
sodium:188mg
total carb:13g
fibers:1g
sugars:2g
proteins:5g
Thank you!