Ham Puffs – CRAZY good!!! SO simple to make and they taste amazing!!! Only 5 ingredients – butter, cheddar cheese, ham, Worcestershire, and flour. These things fly off the plate at parties. You will want to double the recipe! A great alternative to our usual sausage balls. SO GOOD!!! #ham #appetizerrecipe #partyfood #quickappetizer
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I can not get enough of these Ham Puffs. They are CRAZY good!!! There are only 5 simple ingredients in these puffs, but they make a delicious treat. I ate WAY too many of these puffs. I just kept popping them in my mouth. They are surprisingly good and way too easy to eat. They reminded me of little ham biscuit bites.
How to Make Ham Puffs
There are only 5 ingredients in these puffs and they only take a few minutes to make. Mix together diced ham, flour, butter, Worcestershire sauce, and cheese. Form into balls and bake.
- I like to make small half-inch balls. They are the perfect bite-size, in my opinion. If you want bigger puffs, make them bigger. It is up to you! Just check the cooking time. Bigger puffs might take a minute or two longer to bake.
- I use King Arthur All-Purpose Flour.
- One cup of flour weighs 4.25-ounces. To properly measure flour, give the flour a stir to loosen it up in the container. Use a spoon and lightly spoon the flour into your measuring cup. Use a flat straight edge (like the straight back of a knife) to level off the top of the flour in the measuring cup. Do NOT compact the flour in the measuring cup.
- Make sure to mix the dough well to get all of the flour incorporated.
- Can Ham Puffs be frozen? Yes! You can freeze the baked puffs for a quick snack later.
Ham & Cheese Bites for Breakfast or Parties
This recipe makes about three dozen puffs. Perfect for holiday parties, holiday snacking and tailgating. They only take about 5 or 10 minutes to whip together and they are ready to eat in 15 minutes. They taste great hot out of the oven or cooled to room temperature. I am making a batch of these for Christmas snacking. These little ham bites are a good alternative to our usual sausage balls!
Ham Puffs
Ingredients:
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1½ cups shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1¼ cup cooked ham chopped
- ¼ tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a bowl, combine butter, cheese, ham and Worcestershire sauce. Mix well. Blend in flour. Make sure flour is thoroughly combined with butter and cheese mixture.
- Form dough into 1/2-inch balls. Place on baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 to 18 minutes.
Notes:
- I like to make small half-inch balls. They are the perfect bite-size, in my opinion. If you want bigger puffs, make them bigger. It is up to you! Just check the cooking time. Bigger puffs might take a minute or two longer to bake.
- I use King Arthur All-Purpose Flour.
- One cup of flour weighs 4.25-ounces. To properly measure flour, give the flour a stir to loosen it up in the container. Use a spoon and lightly spoon the flour into your measuring cup. Use a flat straight edge (like the straight back of a knife) to level off the top of the flour in the measuring cup. Do NOT compact the flour in the measuring cup.
- Make sure to mix the dough well to get all of the flour incorporated.
- You can freeze the baked puffs for a quick snack later.
Steph
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Can I use spam cut into chucks instead of ham?
I’ve never tried this with spam. My guess is that is would be fine since Spam is just spicy canned ham.
These were delicious. Mine didn’t hold their shape. More like cookies. I melted the butter. Could that cause it?
Yes
How would you keep them warm or they perfect to eat room temperature?
I halved the recipe, since I was making them for lunch for two. I used a tin of Flakes of Ham that I diced and formed the dough into 38 balls, all a bit bigger than half an inch. I baked them for 18 minutes and they were yummy! Next time though, I’m going to add some mustard powder and chopped green onions for a bit more flavour.
Might even add some Dijon!
What kind of ham do you use
I bought diced ham at the grocery store.
These were delicious! My husband couldn’t get enough of them, and has already requested I make them again. Thank you for a great, simple recipe!
Can they be made gluten-free? Anyone? Thanks!!
King Arthur makes a gf ap flour. You can’t tell the difference. We do Football Saturday with a huge group during football season. I made Stephanie’s KY butter poke cake the first Saturday using King Arthur’s yellow gf cake mix—just baked my 10th one last night. The non-gf folks love it! WDE and Go Dawgs
If I bake and freeze, or mix/freeze and bake the day of my event, what temp and how long should I thaw and cook/reheat?
Great taste but next time think I will add chives or onion to the mixture.
sounds yummy!
Have you ever put cream cheese in them?
Can I make these today, refrigerate and bake them tomorrow?
I have never tried that, so I can not say.
Yes it worked. They were yummy 😋
All of the recipe look good.
Way better than I thought they were going to be! I’m so glad I found a recipe for my leftover ham.
YAY! So glad you enjoyed them too!
I made and they were wonderful using self rising flour. I will make this again doubling and freezing for a quick snack and addition to soup meals. Thank you so much
Just wondering if you could use Bisquik instead of all-purpose flour.
Thanks
I haven’t tried this recipe with Bisquick. If you try it, let us know how it turns out.
Can these be made ahead of time? Also can you eat them room temp or is it something that needs to be eaten hot?
They are fine at room temperature. Enjoy!
I wonder if you could make them using Almond flour to make it low carb?
I’m not sure. I don’t cook with almond flour. If you try it, comment and let everyone know how it turned out!????
So delicious and a nice change from sausage balls! I made 25 out of my batch and total cook time was 23 minutes. Thank you Stephanie!
So glad you enjoyed them!!! Thanks for letting everyone know how many you made and the cook time!!
Could these be made then frozen before baking?
I think that would be fine – enjoy!
These sound like a great way to use up some left over Christmas ham!! oh and War Eagle!
Perfect for leftover ham!! I just portioned all my ham up in freezer bags. War Eagle!!
I made those yesterday evening (Christmas Eve). They were the BombDiggity!!! I didn't have my Worcestershire Sauce so I used a few dashes of Louisiana hot Sauce. I had to improvise and they were delicious. Thank You, Much love, Carla Oh yeah, the BBQ-Smothered Green Beans are in the oven now!
So glad you loved them!!
I’m going to be making these tomorrow, they sound delicious.
Could you use pepperoni and mozzarella cheese maybe skip butter
No to skipping the butter. It is what makes the puff dough.
Merry Christmas Stephanie!
Merry Christmas, Lea Ann!!!
Quick question. Are these really rolled into half inch balls? That seems really tiny. These sound delicious and I can't wait to try them. Thanks!
Yes – they were small. You can make them bigger if you wish. They might just take a little longer to bake.
Should you dip them in some sauce after they’re cooked.
Like soya sauce, salsa?.?.?
You can if you want. It is totally up to you.