FOOTBALL SHAPED PRETZEL-CRUSTED HONEY TRUFFLE GOAT CHEESE BITES

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Jan 22

Written By Michelle Williams

FOOTBALL SHAPED PRETZEL-CRUSTED HONEY TRUFFLE GOAT CHEESE BITES

FOOTBALL SHAPED CHEESE … playfully delicious!

These football-shaped goat cheese bites are the kind of snack that quietly steal the spotlight. Creamy honey truffle goat cheese is shaped, chilled, and rolled in a salty pretzel crust, then finished with delicate cream cheese “stitches” for just the right touch of whimsy. They’re rich but restrained, playful without being over the top and proof that Super Bowl snacks can feel polished and still be irresistibly fun.

FOOTBALL SHAPED PRETZEL-CRUSTED HONEY TRUFFLE GOAT CHEESE BITES

Yield: 5-10 (depending on size)

Author: Michelle Williams

Prep time: 15 MinInactive time: 20 MinTotal time: 35 Min

These goat cheese bites are the perfect quick and easy addition to your Super Bowl spread.

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Ingredients

Honey Truffle Goat Cheese (2 ounces)
Pretzels (1 cup loosely packed)
Cream Cheese (2 tablespoons), softened
Milk or Cream (1 teaspoon), just enough to loosen the cream cheese for piping

KITCHEN TOOLS

Parchment-Lined Plate or Small Baking Sheet
Food Processor (or a zip-top bag and rolling pin to crush pretzels)
Small Bowl
Sieve (to strain out dust from ground pretzels)
Small Piping Bag or Zip-Top Bag

Instructions

TO SHAPE YOUR CHEESE INTO FOOTBALLS.

Scoop teaspoon-sized portions of honey truffle goat cheese and gently roll between your palms to form ovals. Lightly pinch the ends to exaggerate the football shape.
Place the shaped cheese bites on a parchment-lined plate and refrigerate for 15 to 20 minutes to firm up.

TO MAKE YOUR PRETZEL CRUMBS

In your food processor, blend down your pretzels in to small crumbs (not sand). This takes about 1 minute.
Pour the crumbs into a sieve over a garbage can and sift out all of the sand-like dust. You should only have crumbs when you are done.
Pour the crumbs into a small bowl.

TO ASSEMBLE YOUR FOOTBALL BITES.

Roll each football-shaped cheese gently in the pretzel crumbs, pressing lightly so the crumbs adhere without flattening the shape.
In a small bowl, loosen the softened cream cheese with just enough milk or cream to make it pipeable. Transfer to a small piping bag or a zip-top bag with a tiny corner snipped off.
Pipe a short vertical line down the center of each football, then add small horizontal lines across it to mimic football stitches.
Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to enjoy. For best flavor, let them sit out for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

Notes

You can make the shaped cheese portion of this recipe up to two days in advance but it's best not to coat the bites with the pretzel crust until two hours before serving them. Otherwise the crust will start to absorb the moisture from the cheese and lose some of its crunch.