Pimento Cheese & Bacon Mini Cheese Ball Bites

INGREDIENTS

For the Pimento Cheese:

8 oz

cream cheese, at room temperature

1/4 cup

mayonnaise

1 tsp

Worcestershire sauce

1/2 tsp

Dijon mustard

1/2 tsp

garlic salt

1/4 tsp

onion powder

1/4 tsp

ground cayenne pepper

8 oz

extra-sharp cheddar cheese, freshly grated

jar diced pimentos, drained

Salt & freshly ground black pepper,

For the Mini Cheese Ball Bites:

18 oz

bacon, cooked until crisp and finely diced (about 1 1/2 cups diced)

1 1/2 cups

pecans, toasted and finely chopped

to 2 jalapeños, minced (seeds & membranes removed)

Pretzel