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Italian Cheese Balls
Photo: Alexander Maasch

Italian Cheese Balls

9 ingredients 15 min + 45 min 18 balls openrecipes
Italian Cheese Balls

"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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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

879
Calories
32g
Protein
26g
Fat
120g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Ricotta Cheese 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim 174
Cream Cheese 1 oz (28g) 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 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

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