Cheddar Bacon Ranch Cheese Ball

This cheese ball has all the favorites: bacon, cheddar, and ranch seasoning. Use your favorite chips, crackers, or pretzels for dipping. People will love it! 

Cheese Balls are the perfect Holiday appetizer to bring to any of your parties you have going on between now and Christmas. These Cheese Balls are loaded with cheddar, bacon,  and ranch. What's not to like? If it's a small gathering or get together, I would recommend cutting the cheese ball recipe in half. If you have a cocktail party can you please invite me if you make this cheese ball? That would be fabulous and I'll bring the Rumchata.

Butter crackers are my favorite to serve with this. Those flat pretzel thins would be good also.

What Ingredients do I need? 

In this section, you can find substitutes or suggestions for certain ingredients. I also will try and list out what the ingredients' purpose is for. 

Cream Cheese  - ⅓ less fat, reduced fat, or fat free cream cheese 

Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix  

Colby Jack Cheese  -  Cheddar or Monterey Jack work as well 

Real Bacon Bits or Chopped up bacon 

Walnuts - or any type of crushed up nuts 

Scallions  - chopped 

How to make Cheddar Bacon Ranch Cheese Ball 

1. Take 2 packages of cream cheese (softened) and mix till slightly whipped.
2. Add packet of ranch dressing and mix till incorporated.
3. Fold in 1 cup shredded cheese, bacon, and scallions.
4. Pour chopped walnuts in a plate or pie tin.
5. Form cream cheese mixture into a ball with your hands. or plastic wrap.
6. Roll ball in walnuts till covered. Wrap cheese ball in plastic wrap and place in the fridge.
7. When cheese ball feels firm, remove and serve with crackers.

Tips for Serving Appetizers 

My family loves to serve appetizers on Christmas Eve. Here’s some tips I’ve learned during the Holidays for preparing or serving appetizers in a large family. 

• Have a variety of appetizers available served warm or cold. 
• See if there’s other ways to prepare the appetizer so you’re not constantly using the oven in your home or someone else’s. Slow Cookers or Air Fryers are great for this reason. 
• Many appetizers can be made ahead of time. See what ingredients in the recipe can be cooked the day before. 
• Have plenty of fancy serving platters around to arrange the appetizers on. Dips and fancy spreads look nice on a white serving tray. 

Tools Used for Bacon Ranch Cheese ball  

Here are some tools that will help will help you with the recipes. All links will open in Amazon. Yes I do get a small earning if purchase from the link 

Plastic Saran Wraps 

Plastic Food Wrap- 1600 SQ. FT. (2 Pack) BPA-Free, Easy to Cut With Extra Cling And No Mess, Clear

Dry Ranch Mix 

Hidden Valley Buttermilk Ranch Salad Dressing & Seasoning Mix, Gluten Free - Pack of 3

Other Recipes To Try 

No Knead Focaccia Bread 

Air Fryer Bacon and Egg Toasts

Chocolate Covered Dates 

Sweet Potato and Sausage Hash 

Buffalo Chicken Taquitos 

Sour Cream Noodle Bake 

If you’ve tried this Bacon Cheddar Ranch Cheeseball or any other recipe on the site, let me know in the comment section how it turned out. Snap a picture and upload it to Pinterest.

Storage Tips 

Always store leftovers in clean, food-grade containers. The  type  of container doesn’t really matter. Use zip lock, glass, plastic,  whatever!  Just make sure the food is sealed tight before storing in the fridge or freezer. 

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