I Got the Recipe for the “Vanderpump Rules” Goat Cheese Balls and I Can’t Stop Making Them
These will be “Good As Gold” for your VPR watch party.
If you’ve been watching “Vanderpump Rules” since the beginning—long before James Kennedy’s iconic “Pumptini” line went viral on TikTok, or Scandoval rocked the nation—then you know the Fried Goat Cheese Balls are like a character of their own on the popular Bravo show.
Not only are the goat cheese balls beloved by customers—so much so that they’re served at almost every one of Lisa Vanderpump’s restaurants—but the “VPR” cast has been known to order them frequently on the show. The appetizer originated at Sur, one of Vanderpump’s West Hollywood restaurants, and is now served at TomTom in West Hollywood and Vanderpump Cocktail Garden in Las Vegas.
Despite the fact that they’re simply just a ball of fried goat cheese, they remain a favorite at the restaurants and are a much-requested recipe from Bravo lovers. Luckily, Lisa Vanderpump is not one to gatekeep her secrets, so she shared the recipe on her blog, “Very Vanderpump,” which she runs with her daughter Pandora.
Additionally, ex-cast member Kristen Doute shared her version of the Fried Goat Cheese Balls recipe with our sister brand, People, a few years back. Doute’s recipe is a little different, however, so I decided to stick with the Vanderpumps’ recipe.
With the explosive “Vanderpump Rules” reunion coming up, I knew I had to try the recipe so I could make the iconic goat cheese balls for my watch party. Here’s how it went, and whether or not they lived up to the hype.
I Tried the “Vanderpump Rules” Goat Cheese Balls
I’ve had the pleasure of eating the real goat cheese balls at Vanderpump Cocktail Garden in Caesars Palace in Vegas—and, trust me, they live up to the hype. So naturally I was curious to see how to the at-home version would compare. I used “Very Vanderpump’s” recipe to keep it authentic, plus it’s only three ingredients.
Now, the Fried Goat Cheese Balls are served differently at each one of…
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