{"id":1420,"date":"2026-01-31T14:28:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T14:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1420"},"modified":"2026-01-31T14:28:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T14:28:40","slug":"low-carb-bacon-cheddar-mini-cheese-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/31\/low-carb-bacon-cheddar-mini-cheese-balls\/","title":{"rendered":"Low-Carb Bacon Cheddar Mini Cheese Balls"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Low-Carb Bacon Cheddar Mini Cheese Balls<\/h2>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>8 oz (225 g) cream cheese, softened<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>6 slices bacon, cooked until crispy and finely crumbled<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons green onions or chives, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc teaspoon onion powder<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>Salt to taste (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For coating (optional):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Extra bacon crumbs<\/li>\n<li>Chopped parsley or chives<\/li>\n<li>Crushed nuts (almonds or pecans \u2013 low carb)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>In a medium bowl, mix the softened cream cheese until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Add the shredded cheddar cheese, bacon crumbles, green onions, garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper. Mix well until fully combined.<\/li>\n<li>Taste and add salt if needed.<\/li>\n<li>Cover the mixture and refrigerate for 20\u201330 minutes to make it easier to handle.<\/li>\n<li>Scoop small portions and roll into mini balls using your hands.<\/li>\n<li>Roll the cheese balls in extra bacon crumbs, herbs, or nuts if desired.<\/li>\n<li>Chill for another 15 minutes before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Serving Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Serve cold as an appetizer or party snack<\/li>\n<li>Perfect for keto &amp; low-carb diets<\/li>\n<li>Great with cucumber slices, celery sticks, or low-carb crackers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Low-Carb Bacon Cheddar Mini Cheese Balls Ingredients 8 oz (225 g) cream cheese, softened 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1420"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1422,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1420\/revisions\/1422"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}