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Italian Cheese Balls Recipe

Recipe by: MASSA21

"The cheese balls add a change to your pasta dinner. This is a great recipe that I got from my father. He made these while I was growing up and I loved them, now I want to share this with everyone."
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  • Directions
  • Ingredients
  • Nutrition
Directions
  • Prep15 m
  • Cook45 m
  • Ready In1 h
  • 1Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
  • 2In a medium bowl, mix together the ricotta cheese, cream cheese, flour, salt, vanilla, lemon zest and eggs. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg whites and sugar. Pour into the cheese mixture, and mix until well blended. Roll into balls about the size of a golf ball, and place in a glass baking dish.
  • 3Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown on top.
Ingredients
  • 18 servings
  • 129 cals
  • 1 pound ricotta cheese
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 4 egg whites
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
Nutrition

Amount per serving ( 5 total)

  • Calories:
    129
    6%
  • Fat:
    6.9
    11%
  • Carbs:
    11.4
    4%
  • Protein:
    5.5
    11%
  • Cholesterol:
    42
    14%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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