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Bat Cheese Balls Halloween Appetizer

Sep 15, 2020 · Leave a Comment

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These bat cheese balls are the perfect Halloween appetizer or snack! Kids and adults love these cheese ball bat shaped bites.

Halloween bat cheese ball bites 

Bat Cheese Balls Halloween Appetizer

Scary, spooky, and fun you only need a few ingredients to make these yummy bat bites. Kids have fun making them too!

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bat bites for Halloween

Can I use crackers instead of tortilla chips?!

Yes you can use crackers instead of tortilla chips. I think the shape of a tortilla chip looks more like a bat wing which I why I used chips. 

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Ingredients for Cheese Ball Bat Bites

cheese ball bat ingredients

  • Blue Corn Tortilla Chips 
  • Spicy Jalapeno Cream Cheese
  • Finely Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
  • Stuffed Green Olives

How to make bat cheese balls

how to make cheese ball bats

Begin by taking a medium size mixing bowl and combine the cream cheese and mozzarella cheese mix together well.

Next slice the green olives, these will be the bat eyes.

After that carefully break the tortilla chips in small triangles, these will represent the bat ears.

You’ll also need approximately 1/3 cup of crushed tortilla chips. To crush chips place chips in a large baggie and smash with rolling pin until finely crushed. 

Then scoop out a spoonful of cream cheese and mozzarella mixture and roll into a 1-inch ball. Place ball in the crushed tortilla chips and cover entirely. Repeat step until you have formed 10 balls. 

Place 2 olive eyes onto each ball and push in the 2 triangle chips, one on each side for the wings.

Halloween bat cheese ball bites

Cheese Ball Bat Bites

Prep Time: 7 minutes
Servings: 10
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What You Need

  • Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
  • 7.5 ounce Spicy Jalapeno Cream Cheese
  • 1 cup Finely Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
  • Stuffed Green Olives

Directions

  1. Begin by taking a medium size mixing bowl and combine the cream cheese and mozzarella cheese mix together well.

  2. Next slice the green olives, these will be the bat eyes.

  3. After that carefully break the tortilla chips in small triangles, these will represent the bat ears.

  4. You'll also need approximately 1/3 cup of crushed tortilla chips. To crush chips place chips in a large baggie and smash with rolling pin until finely crushed.

  5. Then scoop out a spoonful of cream cheese and mozzarella mixture and roll into a 1-inch ball. Place ball in the crushed tortilla chips and cover entirely. Repeat step until you have formed 10 balls.

  6. Place 2 olive eyes onto each ball and push in the 2 triangle chips, one on each side for the wings.

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