Baked Cheese Sticks

Who doesn't love Mozzarella sticks?  I use to love to get these in High School when we would go to Denny's or Village in and just sit and snack on these.  Yummy!  Though making them baked instead of fried makes them not nearly as bad for you.  These are a fun treat that you will love, as will your sweet kids, who will think you are amazing when you make them!

 

Ingredients

4 C. Corn Flakes

or 1 cup Corn Flake Crumbs

1 garlic salt

1/2 oregano

1/4 all-purpose flour

2 egg whites

2 water

1 (8 oz.) mozzarella cheese

Directions

1. Combine CORN FLAKES cereal, garlic salt, and oregano in pie plate or shallow bowl. Place flour in second pie plate or bowl. In another bowl, beat egg whites and water with fork until thoroughly combined.

2. Cut cheese into 12 sticks approximately 2-3/4 inches long. Dip cheese in flour, then in egg mixture, then cereal mixture. Carefully repeat dipping in egg mixture and cereal mixture to double coat completely. Place on foil-lined shallow baking pan coated with cooking spray. Coat remaining cheese using same method. Lightly spray coated cheese sticks with cooking spray. Let stand about 30 minutes.

3. Bake at 400° F for 8 minutes or until cheese is soft and sticks are lightly browned. Serve hot with pizza sauce or salsa, if desired.

Cheese Ball

This cheese-ball is my Grannie Williams Recipe. Every year around Christmas/New Years we enjoyed it growing up. We still devour one each year at my parents on Christmas Eve. I can't open a box of Wheat Thins without memories of this cheese-ball and my childhood enveloping me.

Ingredients

2 -8oz packages of Cream Cheese

1 jar Kraft American Cheese Spread

1 Jar Kraft Pimento Cheese Spread

1/3 Jar Kraft Blue Cheese Spread

3/4 Cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Soften cream cheese until room temperature, combine all ingredients except nuts until smooth. Chop nuts of your choice and line saran wrap in nuts. Place cheese mixture onto saran wrap and shape into a ball, refrigerate until firm. Serve with crackers.

Ham Cheese Ball

This one is a family Tradition for us on Christmas Eve, and often times on New Years as well. it's delicious and oh so easy.

8oz Cream Cheese (at room Temp.)
1/4 C. Mayo (not light)
1/4 tsp. hickory Smoke
1/2 tsp. Season Salt
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce
2 green onions chopped fine
1/4-1/2 C. Finely Chopped Thin Sliced Ham

Mix all ingredients well, then place mixture into the center of a piece of saran wrap and place it in a cup or small bowl to shape. Place in refrigerator for several hours. Unwrap and place on serving tray. Serve with crackers.