PREP TIME:25 Minutes • START TO FINISH: 25 Minutes • 14 servings (1 truffle)
Ingredients
8 oz chèvre (goat) cheese, crumbled (1 cup)
1 container (4 oz) garlicand-herbs spreadable cheese
¼ cup basil pesto or sundried tomato pesto
1 bag (9.5 oz) blue corn tortilla chips
Thin pretzel sticks, broken
¹⁄₂ cup sliced pitted ripe or green olives
Instructions
1. In medium bowl, mix cheeses and pesto. Shape mixture into 14 (1½-inch) balls.
2. In resealable food-storage plastic bag, place 4 cups of the tortilla chips; seal bag. Finely crush chips with rolling pin or flat side of meat mallet. Pour crumbs onto plate.
3. Roll cheese balls in crumbs, coating completely. Press 2 pretzel pieces into each truffle for eyes; place olive slices on pretzels. Just before serving, insert 2 tortilla chips on either side of eyes to look like bat wings.
Terrifying Tip
Leave off the decorative chips and olive eyes as the final touch,
and make these delicious first-course cheese truffles for any
holiday occasion.
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