Description
Garlic butter cheese bombs infuse warm, pillowy dough with melted cheddar and aromatic garlic. Simple ingredients and quick preparation make these irresistible appetizers perfect for gatherings. You will savor each cheesy, buttery bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 can (16 oz/454 g) refrigerated biscuit dough (8 biscuits)
- 4 oz (113 g) mozzarella cheese, cut into 8 cubes
- 4 tbsps (60 mL) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) fresh parsley, chopped (or 1 tsp/5 mL dried parsley)
- ½ tsp (2.5 mL) Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Oven Preparation: Ignite the oven to 375F (190C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper, creating an optimal cooking environment for golden-brown perfection.
- Dough Transformation: Separate and delicately flatten biscuit dough into uniform circular foundations, preparing the canvas for cheese-filled magic.
- Cheese Encapsulation: Center a mozzarella cube on each dough circle, then meticulously fold and seal the edges into compact spherical parcels, ensuring the cheese remains securely imprisoned within.
- Baking Arrangement: Position the sealed dough spheres on the prepared sheet with seam-side down, spacing them evenly to promote consistent and uniform browning.
- Culinary Alchemy: Bake for 10-12 minutes, watching the bombs evolve into golden, puffy treasures that promise molten cheese revelation.
- Garlic Butter Infusion: Whisk melted butter with minced garlic and Italian seasoning, creating a fragrant elixir of flavor that will elevate the cheese bombs.
- Final Flourish: Immediately after removing from the oven, generously brush each bomb with the aromatic garlic butter, ensuring complete flavor saturation.
- Garnish and Serve: Sprinkle with fresh parsley and present piping hot, optionally accompanied by marinara sauce for an indulgent dipping experience.
Notes
- Seal Edges Carefully: Pinch dough edges tightly to prevent cheese leakage during baking, ensuring each bomb remains a perfect cheese-filled sphere.
- Control Butter Moisture: Mince garlic finely and pat dry to avoid excess liquid that could make garlic butter watery and compromise the coating’s texture.
- Monitor Oven Browning: Watch cheese bombs closely during last 2-3 minutes of baking to achieve golden-brown color without burning the delicate dough surface.
- Customize Cheese Options: Swap mozzarella with cheddar, pepper jack, or blue cheese to create unique flavor variations and accommodate different taste preferences.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 480 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg