Pecan and Cheddar Cheese Balls Recipe

Lee Zalben
Pecan and Cheddar Cheese Balls Recipe
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Nutty Cheese Balls

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces shredded sharp cheddar
  • 12 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper sauce
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 2 cups finely chopped pecans

Directions

  1. 1.

    In a mixing bowl, combine cheddar, cream cheese, paprika, pepper sauce, and honey with rubber spatula. When well blended, roll mixture into single ball or several bite size balls (about 1 inch in diameter).

  2. 2.

    Spread chopped pecans on pie plate. Roll cheese ball(s) through, making sure every side is coated with pecans. Wrap cheese ball(s) in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Serve with crackers or raw vegetables.

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Lee Zalben
Founder & President of Peanut Butter & Co.

Lee Zalben aka “The Peanut Butter Guy” is the Founder and President of Peanut Butter & Co.
In 1998 Lee opened the Peanut Butter & Co. sandwich shop in New York City and in 2003 expanded into retail distribution. His line of ten different varieties of all natural peanut butter (Dark Chocolate Dreams, Cinnamon Raisin Swirl, Smooth Operator, etc.) is now sold at over 15,000 supermarkets and natural food stores throughout the US and Canada, including Kroger, Safeway, Target, Walmart, and Whole Foods.
Lee has a passion for delicious, wholesome food and the people who grow it, produce it, and cook it, and serve it!
Lee is the author of The Peanut Butter & Co. Cookbook (Quirk Books) which is now in its fourth printing, and writes the weekly That’s Nuts column for Serious Eats. A graduate of Vassar College, Lee also earned a master’s degree from Pace University.

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