Shirlie’s Cheese Ball
1 pound cheese spread
1 pound cheddar cheese
8 ounces cream cheese
4 cloves garlic — minced
1/2 cup chopped pecans — or walnuts
minced nuts
paprika
Mix cheeses together, mix in garlic and nuts. Chill several hours. Roll into ball and roll in minced nuts, sprinkle with Paprika.
Orange Coconut Balls
6 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate — thawed
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons water
1 cup confectioner’s sugar
2 2/3 cups coconut flakes
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Blend orange juice, butter and water into sugar in a bowl. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the coconut, the crumbs and nuts. Shape into 1 inch balls and roll in remaining coconut. Chill for several hours.
Makes about 3 dozen confections.
Chicken Salad Balls
1 cup chopped chicken
1 tablespoon chopped onion
2 tablespoons pimentos — chopped
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 cup chopped pecans
Stir all together and mix well. Chill 4 hours. Shape into 1 inch ball.
Caramel Snack Mix
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup white corn syrup
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup almonds
1 (12 ounce) package crispy corn and rice cereal
Preheat oven to 275F. Spray a large roasting pan with non−stick cooking spray. In a medium−size microwave safe bowl, mix butter, white corn syrup and brown sugar. Place the mixture in the microwave and cook 2 minutes, or until butter melts. Place the cereal, pecans and almonds into the prepared roasting pan. Pour the melted butter mixture over the cereal and nuts and mix gently until the cereal and nuts are coated. Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. As the snack mix is cooling, be sure to continue to stir so that the mix will not harden into one big lump.