Savory Cheese Truffles with Chives

Ingredients

• 8 oz cream cheese softened
• 0.5 cup flat-leaf parsley chopped
• 2 tablespoons chives fresh minced
• 6 ounces goat cheese 
• 1 teaspoon juice of lemon fresh
• 1 cup pecans toasted finely chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon cracked pepper black
• 2 teaspoons roasted garlic jarred minced

Equipment

• hand mixer

Directions

1. Beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in chives, garlic, and pepper. Cover and chill at least 2 hours or until firm.
2. Shape cheese mixture into 1" balls.
3. Roll cheese balls in pecans and parsley. Cover and chill at least 1 hour.
4. Curried Truffles: Beat cream cheese, goat cheese, and 2 tsp. curry powder at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth (omitting lemon juice, chives, garlic, pepper, pecans, and parsley). Stir in 1 Tbsp. finely chopped green onion, 2 tsp. mango chutney, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cover and chill at least 2 hours or until firm.
5. Combine 1/2 cup finely chopped dried cranberries, 1/2 cup finely chopped dried apricots, and 1/2 cup finely chopped toasted almonds. Shape cheese mixture into 1" balls.
6. Roll cheese balls in dried fruit mixture. Cover and chill at least 1 hour.