Mini Cheese Ball Warm Fuzzies – A cute Valentine’s Day Snack

These Mini Cheese Ball Warm Fuzzies are so adorable. Each bite-sized cheese ball is decorated heart-shaped pepperoni antenna, olive eyes, and cracker feet. They are perfect Valentine’s Day appetizers for kids and adults.

Last Valentine’s Day I shared my recipe for Warm Fuzzy Cake Balls. I love those sweet little coconut-covered cake balls and knew that idea could be transformed into something savory and thus Mini Monster Cheese Balls were created.

Both edible craft projects have been very popular, so I figured why not marry the two ideas together to make Mini Cheese Ball Warm Fuzzies with heart-shaped antennae. Cute, aren’t they?

Each little cheese ball has cracker feet, olive eyes and rice noodle antennae topped with pepperoni hearts.

These are so easy, I didn’t even bother making an actual cheese ball recipe, I just scooped out some store-bought flavored cream cheese and rolled it in shredded cheese.

These would make a great Valentine’s Day appetizer to share with kids and adults but would also be fun to serve for a birthday party.

Let’s make Mini Cheese Ball Warm Fuzzies

Ingredients:

• flavored cream cheese (or use your favorite cheese ball recipe)
• shredded cheese (any white cheese will work)
• butterfly-shaped crackers
• rice noodles, chow mein noodles, or pretzel sticks
• black olives
• pepperoni

Supplies Needed:

• mini heart-shaped cutter, plunger cutters, or use kitchen scissors
• #6 or #7 round decorating tip
• knife

Items used to create this project that are available on Amazon.com (commission earned for sales)
I recently discovered the plunger cutter sets, and love them. Whatever you cut pops right out. 

  

Instructions:

decorate mini cheese ball warm fuzzies

1. Scoop out about a tablespoon of flavored cream cheese.
2. Drop it into a bowl filled with shredded cheese.
3. Roll the cream cheese in the cheese.
4. Remove from the bowl.
5. Cut the butterfly crackers in half. I cut out the middle of the crackers, but it isn’t really necessary.
6. Spread some flavored cream cheese on the cut edge of the cracker.
7. Set the cheese ball on top of the cracker.

make heart-shaped pepperoni antenna

1. Cut small hearts out of the pepperoni.
2. Attach the hearts to one end of the rice noodles using cream cheese as glue.
3. Press two rice noodle antennae into each warm fuzzy cheese ball.

add olive eyes

1. Cut slices off of the black olives.
2. Use the pointed end of the pastry tip to cut small round pieces from each olive slice.
3. Press the pastry tip into the olive, twist, and remove.
4. Tap the larger round end of the pastry tip on the counter, allowing the round piece of olive to fall out. You can also just cut them with scissors or perhaps a straw.
5. Press two olive pieces into the front side of the warm fuzzy cheese balls for the eyes.

That’s all there is to it. Easy, right?

Can I make these mini cheese balls ahead?

If you want to make these ahead, I suggest making the cheese balls and refrigerating them. Then cut out the olives and pepperoni and refrigerate them too.

The day you plan to serve them, put them together. I don’t suggest refrigerating the crackers or rice noodles for much longer than an hour as they may get soggy.  

More Valentine’s Day Appetizer Recipes

Mozzarella Cheese Filled Heart Pastries served with Roasted Red Pepper Pesto

Teddy Bear Taco Tart

Chicken Parmesan Hearts

Valentine’s Day Salad Topped with Tomato Hearts

Bee Mine Bumble Bee Corn Dogs

Hugs and Kisses Pizza Pinwheels

Fried Won Ton Roses

If you are looking for other treats or gifts to make for Valentine’s Day,
you might like these other recipes too.