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These bite-size cheese balls are about to become your party favorite. The tangy goat cheese hides a sweet surprise, but the herb-and-pecan mixture is the star of the show, lending color, texture, and plant-based nutrition. They’ll have you and your guests returning to the plate to grab spare pecans between bites.

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Yields: 10 serving(s)

Prep Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 8 oz.

  cream cheese, at room temperature

• 8 oz.

  goat cheese

• 1 tbsp.

  onion powder

• 1/4 c.

  plus 3 tbsp.finely chopped chives, separated

• 1/8 c.

  finely chopped scallion

• 1/4 c.

  finely chopped fresh dill

• 5

  dates, each pitted and chopped into 8 pieces

• 1 c.

  chopped pecans

Directions

• 1. Place cream cheese in a large bowl and soften with a spatula. Add goat cheese and onion powder and mix well. Mix in 1/4 c. chives, the scallion, and the dill. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for a half hour, or until firm. 

  2. One at a time, scoop 1 tbsp. of the firm cheese mixture and roll into balls. Push a piece of date into each and enclose. Combine the reserved 3 tbsp. chives with the chopped pecans on a shallow plate. Roll the cheese balls to coat generously with pecan mixture. Chill until ready to use. 

  3. Serve on toothpicks or with crackers.

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