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| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 9 hrs |
| Total Time: | 9 hrs 25 mins |
| Servings: | 56 |
| Yield: | 3 1/2 cups |
Ingredients
- ½ pound bacon
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
- ½ bunch green onions, finely chopped
Instructions
- Cook the bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat, until evenly browned and crispy, about 10 minutes; drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Crumble once cool to the touch.
- Beat the cream cheese and mayonnaise together in a bowl until light and fluffy. Add the Parmesan cheese, most of the crumbled bacon, and most of the green onion into the cream cheese mixture, reserving just enough bacon and green onion for garnish; stir until all ingredients are evenly incorporated. Chill in refrigerator until slightly firm, 1 to 2 hours; shape the mixture into a ball and roll in the reserved bacon and green onions. Return to refrigerator until set, 8 hours or overnight.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 53 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 1 g |
| Cholesterol | 12 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 78 mg |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 5 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
So simple, yet so good! Per the suggestion in the recipe notes, we made ours shaped like a Christmas tree and put all the green onions on the outside of the cheese. So fun!
It is amazing! Love this for a snack at work!!
Delicious blend of flavors. I added some garlic powder as others suggested, and also wrapped the ball in plastic wrap for easier molding after chilling.
Made this for Easter brunch. Is so good!!!
Great cheese ball. Had to give the recipe to several people!
I used this in a brain-shaped mold for a Halloween party. Everyone loved it. I used pre-cooked bacon pieces and added garlic powder to kick up the flavor. I also used grated Pecorino Romano instead of freshly shredded cheese just because I always have that on hand in my fridge.
It is a wonderful base recipe to put various things in it. I added more bacon as we know 1/2 lb. is never enough so I did a little more than one pound because I wanted more inside and outside. Added at least six drops of Sriracha Sauce or to taste for a little kick. Also when you put the cheese spread in the frig scoop it onto saran wrap it makes it easer to mold into a ball without a mess. I did add some garlic powder as well.
this was great took it to a party and everyone loved it
This was great. I did add more bacon – can never have enough! I seasoned with salt-free garlic herb.
Guests really enjoyed, really good served warm.
made this and brought to work, everyone loved it, was gone in an hour. i hate to mess with someone’s recipe, but i did double the bacon. also i froze half of it and just today took out fridge and still tastes great. thanks!
This recipe disappeared off my table at a recent fundraiser for our local Children’s Hospital. I had 4 other dips but this was the one gone in no time! Only thing I did different was double the amount of bacon – everything is better with more bacon you know!
Very good and very easy.
Make this as a filling all the time with Mushrooms,you can use the stems if you like also. bake in oven for 15 min @ 350.
I make this during the holidays, too! What I do differently is I use a whole pound of bacon, use “light” cream cheese and I add a couple good shakes of Frank’s Hot Sauce. It’s pretty much good with any cheese you want to use, you don’t have to just stick with parmesan. If you want this a little easier to spread, you can also use whipped cream cheese and fold the other ingredients into the cream cheese. This is a good base for pinwheels, too. Just spread it on your tortillas and add your fillings, roll up, and cut into “wheels”. HUGE hit with everyone because, come on, who DOSEN’T like bacon?