Delicious Date, Pecan, and Bacon Cheese Ball Recipe to Try

Ingredients

• ¼ cup blue cheese
• ⅓ cup unsalted butter
• ¼ cup goat cheese
• ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons butter, divided
• ¼ cup roughly chopped pecans
• ¼ cup chopped dates*
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped scallions (both white and green parts)
• 3 bacon slices
• 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
• *Don't use pre-chopped dates from a bag. They are covered in sugar and taste like sweet cardboard. Use whole dried dates and remove the pits.
• 3 pounds ripe freestone peaches
• 2 pounds granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon madras curry powder
• Zest of 1 lime (removed with a vegetable peeler)
• 1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger (peeled and sliced super thin)
• ¼ cup lime juice
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• ½ teaspoon salt