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Easy and cheap college recipes: Halloween Bat Bites

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Utah chapter.

Ladies, I would imagine every one of you will be attending some type of Halloween, fall-festive event within the next few weeks. If it’s potluck, we have the dish for you! Even if it’s not, these “bat bites” are a fun and festive treat for any event, and it’s always nice to bring something!

Ingredients
• Cheese ball, any flavor
• A cup of walnuts or almonds, chopped finely
• Tortilla chips
• Sliced olives

Directions
• Take spoonfulls of the cheese ball and roll each into 1-2 inch mini cheese balls.
• Roll each in the chopped nuts, completely covering the cheese.
• Take two sliced olives and place next to each other on the cheese for the eyes.
• Stick two triangular (or any shape!) tortilla chips behind each of the olives for the wings.

There you go! Stick them on a plate and enjoy! This is a nice snack because it has everything with it; you don’t need to dish your chips, veggies and dip because they’re all in one! Depending on how small your mini cheese balls are, this recipe can yield 16-20 bat bites. Each costs less than a dollar to make. Not bad!
 
You can view photos of the final product and a recipe for your own cheese ball here.

Jetta is a fun and spunky communication student at the University of Utah. She has a lot of energy and an outgoing personality- perfect for her work in service coordination, peer advising, the Department of Communication, Express, and of course HerCampus! Jetta loves social media, writing, and learning new promotion and advertising skills. She does not currently drive a Jetta, but hopefully she can afford one upon completion of her degree!