# Cheese Dudes

Cheese Dudes are an iconic appetizer, perfect for the holidays, that can also be turned into a sandwich.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Appetizer
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- freshly shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup flour
- salt
- 0.5 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups Rice Krispies cereal
- spam
- pineapple

## Instructions

1. Combine freshly shredded cheddar cheese, flour, salt, and crushed red pepper in a bowl.
2. Toss the ingredients together with your hands.
3. Grate and add one cup of butter to the mixture, tossing gradually.
4. Add two cups of Rice Krispies cereal.
5. Knead the mixture with your hands until it forms a dough.
6. Transfer the dough to a clean surface and finish kneading it.
7. Roll the dough into logs.
8. Slice the logs into individual cheese dudes.
9. Place the cheese dudes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
10. Bake them in the oven at 300 degrees Fahrenheit for approximately 30 minutes.

## Equipment

- bowl
- grater
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- knife
- oven

## Tips

- Roll them into logs and keep them in the fridge, then just slice and bake when you have company.
- You can also turn the cheese dudes into a sandwich with spam and pineapple

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-11-17

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