Baked Cheese Balls

The following recipe was found at LaaLoosh.  I recommend this website to anyone looking for a healthier alternative to their diet needs.  
When your craving hot fried cheese sticks..... you are going to love this baked version.  Costing only 5 PointsPlus Value, and the whole recipe makes 1 serving.  Yummy!!  

Baked Cheese Balls

Preparation Time: 5 minute(s)

Cooking time: 7 minute(s)PointsPlus Value: 5
Serving: 1

Ingredients

• 2 sticks of light mozzarella string cheese
• 1/2 cup Fiber One cereal (or other high fiber cereal)
• 1/4 cup liquid egg whites
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp dried parsley
• 1/2 tsp salt
• Optional marinara sauce for dipping

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Spray lightly with non-fat cooking spray or with an olive oil mister.
2. Cut up cheese sticks into bite sized pieces.
3. In a blender or food processer, combine cereal, garlic powder, salt, parsley and oregano until they have a reached a breadcrumb like consistency. Empty into a small bowl or a Ziploc bag.
4. Dip cheese bites into egg whites, shake off excess, and then coat with Fiber One breadcrumb mixture.
5. Place coated cheese balls onto baking sheet and very gently mist with olive oil or non-fat cooking spray.
6. Bake for about 5-7 min, or until cheese begins to soften, but doesn’t melt into a puddle.
7. Let stand one minute and then enjoy!
8. *To avoid your cheese balls from melting into a puddle, watch closely when cooking and remove from oven just when balls are softened, and just starting to ooze. Also, Never Trust a Skinny Cook recommended freezing the cheese balls before baking and/or using fat free string cheese.

PER SERVING: 160 calories; 6g fat; 27g carbohydrates; 14g protein; 14g fiber

Read more: http://www.laaloosh.com/2012/04/23/baked-cheese-balls-recipe/#ixzz1t5henzlb