New Year’s Keto Orange Cranberry Cheese Bites
⏱ Prep: 15 min🍳 Cook: N/A✅ Ready: 15 min
273
Calories
4.9g
Net Carbs
8.7g
Protein
24.7g
Fat
⏱ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 0 min⏰ Ready: 15 min
How to Make It
Step 1
To a large bowl, add the cream cheese and goat cheese. Beat using a hand mixer until smooth. Add the lemon juice, orange zest, orange marmalade, cheddar cheese, salt, and pepper
Step 2
Roughly chop the pecans and cranberries and add them to a shallow plate. Finely chop the chives and add them to the pecans and cranberries. Mix using a spoon.
Step 3
Using a cookie scoop, scoop out one round of cheese filling and toss in the cranberry/pecan mixture. Continue until all cheese bites have been rolled in the coating. Transfer them to a plate.
Step 4
Refrigerate the cheeseballs until ready to serve. You can enjoy these on their own or with Keto crackers.
Ingredients
- Cream cheese – 1.25 cup
- Goat cheese – 0.5 cup
- Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
- Cheddar cheese, natural – 0.5 cup, grated
- Orange Peel Or Zest Raw – 1 tsp
- Sugar Free with Fiber Orange Marmalade – 1 tbsp
- Salt – 0.25 tsp
- Black pepper – 0.13 tbsp
- Cranberries, dried (Craisins) – 2 tbsp
- Pecans, dry roasted, unsalted – 0.5 cup, chopped
- Chives – 2 tbsp, cut pieces