Cream Cheese & Nut Balls
Makes 36-40 Balls
Ingredients
For Cheese Balls
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1½ cups ground almonds or mixed nuts
- hot sauce (to taste)
To Serve
- crackers
How-to
- Grind almonds or mixed nuts in food processor (or, use pre-ground)
- Mix all ingredients together in a bowl until combined and smooth
- Cover and refrigerate, 2-3 hours
- Scoop about 2 tbsp of mixture into your hand and roll into balls, about ½" in diameter. Chill again before serving. Plate with crackers
Recipe adapted from The Vogue Book of Menus and Recipes by Jessica Daves, Harper and Row, 1964.