Italian Cheese Bombs take only minutes to prepare using pre-made biscuit dough wrapped around melty Italian cheese and salami and are everyone's favorite.
Italian Cheese Bombs are naughty little savory treats that get a 10 out of 10 in my book because they a) taste really good and b) are freakin' easy to make. That's a win-win combination right there. These wonderful cheese bombs filled with cured Italian sandwich meat and melted mozzarella originated because I had a tube of biscuit dough in my refrigerator that had to be used up. You see, I won't use premade biscuit dough to make biscuits because I prefer to make my own homemade flaky buttermilk biscuits and because, well, its boring when you can use that dough for so many other things.
How to make cheese bombs:
- I use the Trader Joe's biscuit dough which is one of those fat tubes that has 8 biscuits. I split each biscuit in half which created 16 flat disks.
- I used a small block of mozzarella but any kind of Italian cheese will work. You can just as easily cut up string cheese, because what household in America with kids ages 4-10 doesn't have string cheese at the ready at all times? Very few, I imagine.
- I quartered each slice of salami so that it would fit nicely in the ball - a whole round slice would have created to much work to wrap around, plus I was already planning on looking like a pig when I inhaled these cheese bombs, and didn't need people to watch me saw through a large piece of salami while I was at it. There are lots of recipes out there for garlic cheese bombs and cheddar cheese bombs, but I think every good cheese bomb requires some kind of tasty meat.
- These cheese bombs really only took about 5 minutes to prepare and cooked up so beautifully! Just place the cheese bombs on your baking sheet and wait until they're golden brown and that Italian cheese starts to ooze.
- Now get ready, this is the best part. You grab hold of your cheese bomb when when it's still super hot but just cool enough to touch without burning your fingers. Give it a gentle squeeze and pull [that's what he said - sorry, couldn't resist].
So. Damn. Delicious. Doesn't it look tasty? I'm pretty darn proud of my then 8-year-old daughter for taking the photos. Not to shabby considering she had to hold a Nikon D700 DLSR with a battery pack and a heavy macro lens, all while toggling the manual focus point. Not only is she already starting to be a great cook, but her photography skills rock too!
Things to make with biscuit dough:
- I'm not gonna lie - there's a reason why Granny's Monkey Bread is one of the first posts you'll see when you search for monkey bread recipes. Super naughty yet always delicious!
- Garlic knots - very similar to a cheese bomb... but without the cheese! Let's just call them garlic biscuits deconstructed
- Chicken and dumplings in your slow cooker! That reminds me, I need to create a good chicken and dumplings recipe.
- And of course, there are a million other varieties of cheese bombs you could make. You should give my pesto cheese bombs a try!
Be sure to check out the video below of me making these delectable cheese bombs!
Italian Cheese Bombs
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Ingredients
- 16 ounces biscuit dough
- 6 ounces part skim low moisture mozzarella ( (can substitute cheese sticks))
- 2 ounces salami (about 16 slices)
- 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup dried Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- If package has 8 biscuits, split each biscuit in half to make 16 flat disks. Divide cheese into 16 equal portions. Cut each piece of salami up into 4 pieces.
- One biscuit at a time, add chunk of cheese and 4 pieces of salami on dough and then wrap ends around to create a ball. Be sure to fully seal.
- Add olive oil to a shallow cup. Add parmesan and seasoning to another shallow cup.
- Once all the balls have formed, dip each ball in the olive oil and then roll the top in the parmesan seasoning mixture. Place on a baking sheet with the parmesan seasoning side up.
- Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 10-15. Serve immediately so the cheese is nice and melty.
georgie
omg i could eat a dozen of these right now!!! I freaking love anything cheesy with dough!!
Caitlyn Erhardt
Cheessseeeeeee! These are calling to my cheese loving heart! That cheese stretch is perfection! These look and sound delicious!
Jacqueline Meldrum
Oh my goodness look at them and i could easily make them veggie. Thanks so much for the recipe.
Claudia Lamascolo
these must be so addicting they look so good. I am willing to bet if I made these no one else would have any I would eat them all first!
Rae
I bet these little balls of goodness disappear rather quickly! What a great, easy recipe!
Allyson Zea
I need these delicious little balls in my life NOW!
Sarah
She shot these on manual!?!?! Hire her! Beautiful photos.
Julie
Oh my word, these were amazing!
Emily Hill
I nearly drooled on my keyboard after seeing this recipe. Yum!
ALT L
I made a mistake and bought pepperoni instead. Hoping it'll work out.
Krissy
You can use whatever kind of meat your want, and since pepperoni is cooked just like salami, it'll taste great!
Clara
Can these be frozen and reheated?
Krissy
I think that would work, but I would freeze them before you cook them and then allow them to thaw and cook. -Krissy
Mira
Can I use regular dough?
Krissy
yes
Emily
These looks sooo yummyyyy totally gonna try them out ❤❤❤
Laurel Van Ham
These look so yummy! Recipe says to use 15 slices of salami, cut each slice into 4 pieces, and put 4 pieces into each "bomb," but video and pics show only one piece in each. Is recipe mistaken on that?
Krissy
Hi Laurel, Sorry for the confusion. When I originally made this I used large thin slices of salami so I had to put four pieces into each bomb. When I made the video, I got a smaller salami that I cut into thick slices, so I only put one piece into each bomb. Basically, you'll just want to put as much as you can fit it to allow a good salami taste while still being able to wrap the dough around it. -Krissy
masoom
Wow it look delicious I want to taste it...super duper can u make them for us pls★★★★★♥♥♥♥♥
Lisa
I am so glad I found your site through Pinterest!
V
I want to make these for a potluck at work. Would it be possible to keep them in a crockpot on "warm" until lunch time?
Krissy
I'm not sure. I think that would work but I don't know if it would make the bread too soft (if there is such a thing)?
Fun size wife
Does the first batch ever make it out of the kitchen?
Krissy
NOPE!
Michelle
I would go for the real cheese. Cheese sticks just don't melt the same way. But tithe the. That this looks yummie
Melody T
What kind of biscut dough did you use? Pilsburry?
Krissy
Hi Melody, I actually used Trader Joe's biscuit dough, but Pilsburry would work just as fine. -Krissy
Jennifer Tammy
Oh my, these are definitely happening at my house! Thanks for sharing this pure deliciousness.
Grace
This looks like my favorite kind of food - easy and impressive!
Have you ever tried freezing these before baking? If so, how long would they bake?
When the family comes, it is so much easier to have as much prep as possible done. It seems like it would be nice to just pop them out of the freezer, onto a baking sheet and into the oven.
PS Can't wait to get some biscuits and try these!
Krissy
Hi Grace, I have not tried freezing them but I think that might just work. What I did do was fully cook them and then I just re-warmed them in the oven for a couple minutes to melt the cheese before serving. You could always just underbake them a wee bit and then finish them off before serving. Enjoy! - Krissy
Brianna
These sound amazing!! They looked so good I showed them to my mom and now we are making them this weekend!! Yay:) you have potential to be a great cook!!:) so excited to try them!! Thanks for the great recipe!!:)
stephane
i'm soo going to make these, it looks yummy
Jenn
When you roll in the olive oil is the whole thing rolled in it or just the top? I'm planning to make these tomorrow for lunch!
Krissy
Hi Jenn, Sorry for the late reply - I was on vacation! I just rolled the top in olive oil so that the parm/herb mixture would stick. -Krissy
Allie
Oh MAN these look good. If I made these I'm pretty sure my boyfriend would eat them all 😛
Sharon
These look so so yummy . Definitely going to make them for snacks for my kid this weekend
Ethan
love this idea! But I live in New Zealand I have never seen those biscuits dough sold in our supermarket! Is there a recipe u could give me to as a replacement? Thank you!
Krissy
Hi Ethan, I have a recipe for biscuits on my site that would work! http://selfproclaimedfoodie.com/flaky-buttermilk-biscuits/ Thanks! Krissy
Sofia
These look delicious, I would love to have them for my next breakfast with some hot coffee.. (yes I like to eat salty treats with my coffee)
Ohmydish
Oh my gosh, can you make them for us now, please? No? Pretty please? Also, we totally agree with your slogan 🙂
Krissy
Thanks!!! No one has mentioned my tagline yet, so I'm glad you said something. 🙂 -Krissy