Savoury Cheddar Bacon Truffles
- Ready In:
- 12hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
24 Truffles
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 6 slices side bacon, chopped
- 8 ounces cheddar cheese, sharp, cubed
- 1⁄4 cup butter, cubed
- 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
- 2 tablespoons green onions
- 2 tablespoons hot banana pepper rings, chopped
- 3⁄4 cup pecans, toasted, finely chopped
directions
- Cook bacon until crisp; drain well reserving 1 tbsp drippings. Set bacon and drippings aside. Combine Sharp Canadian cheese, butter, parsley, green onions and banana pepper rings in bowl of food processor fitted with metal blade.
- Cover and process until smooth, stopping machine to scrape down sides of bowl as necessary. Add bacon and drippings to bowl and process until bacon is finely chopped.
- Chill mixture 3 hours or until firm enough to roll into 2 dozen balls, about 1 inch in diameter. If mixture softens too much during rolling, return to refrigerator until firm.
- Roll balls in chopped pecans and store in refrigerator up to 2 days before serving. Garnish as desired. Serve with crackers.
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I work in health care and love to cook. My mother is from France. I take after her, however with working long hours I like fast simple recipes Monday-Friday. On the weekend Icook those extra special dinners.