Recipes Bacon, Nut & Dried Fruit Cheese Bites

• 1Place cream cheese in the fridge to firm up if too soft.
• 2Divide the cream cheese into eight 25g portions and roll into balls. Chill in the refrigerator.
• 3Cut the no-sugar bacon into 5mm cubes. Cook in a frying pan until crispy, then transfer to paper towels to drain excess fat.
• 4Finely chop the nuts and dried fruit.
• 5In a shallow tray, combine the crispy bacon, nuts, and dried fruit.
• 6Roll each cream cheese ball in the mixture. If it doesn’t stick well, gently press with your hands to form a compact ball.
• 7Serve each cheese ball with a cracker.

Notes & Tips
・Make ahead and chill; the flavors develop even more.
・Choose dried fruits with varying textures—cranberries, figs, apricots.
・Works well with mixed nuts or just almonds/walnuts.