Bacon Almond Pinecone Cheeseball
So much better than store bought! A great appetizer for any gathering. @mostdeliciouslife.com
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup raw almonds *unsalted
- 1 8 ounce cream cheese
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
- 5 strips bacon *cookie crispy and crumbled
- 1 Tablespoon green pepper, diced
- ½ teaspoon dill weed
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°.
- Spread almonds in single layer on cookie sheet. Bake for 15 minutes. Allow to cool.
- Combine cream cheese and mayonnaise.
- Add bacon, onion, dill weed and pepper. Mix well.
- Chill overnight.
- Layout some of the almonds the shape of the finished cheese pinecone. Spoon cream cheese mixture onto almonds and gently shape into a pinecone shape.
- Begin at narrow end and press the wide end of the almond into cheese with the point facing toward the point of the pinecone.
- Serve with crackers.