Savoury Cheddar Bacon Truffles

Total Time: 12 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 12 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 6 slices side bacon, chopped
• 8 ounces cheddar cheese, sharp, cubed
• 1/4 cup butter, cubed
• 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 2 tablespoons green onions
• 2 tablespoons hot banana pepper rings, chopped
• 3/4 cup pecans, toasted, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon until crisp; drain well reserving 1 tbsp drippings. set bacon and drippings aside. combine sharp canadian cheese, butter, parsley, green onions and banana pepper rings in bowl of food processor fitted with metal blade.
• 2 cover and process until smooth, stopping machine to scrape down sides of bowl as necessary. add bacon and drippings to bowl and process until bacon is finely chopped.
• 3 chill mixture 3 hours or until firm enough to roll into 2 dozen balls, about 1 inch in diameter. if mixture softens too much during rolling, return to refrigerator until firm.
• 4 roll balls in chopped pecans and store in refrigerator up to 2 days before serving. garnish as desired. serve with crackers.