Christmas Recipe - Cheese Truffles

Holiday Cheese Truffles

 

Total Time: 4 hr 15 min
Makes: 24 servings, 2 truffles and 5 crackers each

Ingredients :

2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1 pkg. (8 oz.) KRAFT Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese

1 tsp. garlic powder

Dash ground red pepper

1/4 cup chopped roasted red pepper s

1/4 cup chopped green onion s

1-2/3 cups PLANTERS Chopped Pecans

SOCIABLES Savory Crackers

Directions : 1.   BEAT cream cheese, shredded cheese, garlic powder and ground red pepper until well blended. Divide in half. 2.   Add roasted red peppers to one half and green onions to the other half; mix each half until well blended. Cover. 3.   REFRIGERATE several hours or until chilled. 4.   SHAPE each cheese mixture into 24 balls, each about 1 inch in diameter. Roll in pecans. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.   Courtesy : Kraft Foods