The Heavyset Cheese Ball

Gluten Free
Health score
4%
The Heavyset Cheese Ball
515 min.
8
339kcal

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Ingredients

  • 1.3 cups natural almonds whole
  • slices bacon crispy crumbled cooked
  • ounce cream cheese 
  • 0.5 teaspoon dill weed 
  • tablespoon green onion chopped
  • 0.5 cup real mayonnaise 
  • servings salt and pepper 
  • servings sprigs for garnish

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • baking sheet
  • oven

Directions

  1. Watch how to make this recipe.
  2. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
  3. Place and spread all the almonds on a cookie sheet or in a shallow pan, pushing the almonds around until they turn color, about 20 minutes.
  4. Mix together the cream cheese and the mayonnaise.
  5. Add the bacon, salt and pepper, dill, and onion. Chill overnight.
  6. On a serving platter, make 2 pine cone shapes with the cheese. Begin to press the almonds at a slight angle into the cheese, starting at the narrow end of the pine cone shape.
  7. Do this in rows, continuing to overlap rows until all the cheese is covered.
  8. Garnish with fake sprigs, or real ones, or with rosemary.
  9. Serve at room temperature and spread on crackers.

Nutrition Facts

Calories339kcal
Protein8.8%
Fat83.41%
Carbs7.79%

Properties

Glycemic Index
22.38
Glycemic Load
0.72
Inflammation Score
-8
Nutrition Score
10.391739188329%

Flavonoids

Cyanidin
0.55mg
Catechin
0.29mg
Epigallocatechin
0.58mg
Epicatechin
0.13mg
Eriodictyol
0.06mg
Naringenin
0.1mg
Apigenin
0.03mg
Luteolin
0.45mg
Isorhamnetin
0.59mg
Kaempferol
0.1mg
Quercetin
0.16mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:339.09kcal
16.95%
Fat:32.45g
49.92%
Saturated Fat:8.58g
53.62%
Carbohydrates:6.82g
2.27%
Net Carbohydrates:3.87g
1.41%
Sugar:2.14g
2.37%
Cholesterol:37.48mg
12.49%
Sodium:422.54mg
18.37%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:7.7g
15.4%
Vitamin E:6.44mg
42.93%
Manganese:0.53mg
26.71%
Vitamin K:24.97µg
23.78%
Vitamin B2:0.33mg
19.7%
Magnesium:65.71mg
16.43%
Phosphorus:153.73mg
15.37%
Copper:0.25mg
12.37%
Fiber:2.95g
11.81%
Calcium:93.78mg
9.38%
Vitamin A:446.64IU
8.93%
Selenium:5.2µg
7.43%
Zinc:0.97mg
6.49%
Potassium:227.22mg
6.49%
Iron:1.11mg
6.14%
Vitamin B3:1.17mg
5.86%
Vitamin B1:0.07mg
4.76%
Folate:14.02µg
3.51%
Vitamin B6:0.07mg
3.38%
Vitamin B5:0.33mg
3.29%
Vitamin C:1.75mg
2.12%
Vitamin B12:0.11µg
1.86%