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Cranberry Orange Mini Cheese Balls

Cuisine Appetizer
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 16
Calories 148 kcal

Ingredients

  • 16 oz cream cheese softened
  • 2 Tbsp powdered sugar
  • 1 Tbsp orange juice
  • 1 cup dried cranberries roughly chopped
  • 3 tsp orange zest
  • Lollipop sticks

Coating

  • 1 cup candied walnuts or pecans chopped
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries finely chopped
  • 2 tsp orange zest

Instructions

  1. Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add in powdered sugar  and orange juice and beat for 1 minute. Fold in chopped cranberries and orange zest. Refrigerate for 10-15 minutes.

  2. In a small bowl, combine candied nuts, dried cranberries and orange zest to create the topping.

  3. Remove cream cheese mixture from fridge and form into small balls. Roll in nut topping and place on parchment paper. Stick a lollipop stick in the top. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.