First, make your cheese mixture. Throw all the ingredients for the cheese in a blender or food processor and blend on high for about a minute.

Next, pour this mixture into a medium sauce pan and turn your heat to medium high. Using a wooden spoon, stir the mixture continuously, using the spoon to pull the mixture away from the sides and bottom of the pot with each stir. After about 3 minutes of stirring, the mixture should thicken into one big gooey glob that easily pulls away from the sides of the pot. This means it's ready!

Set up your ice bath station: Fill a large bowl or container with ice water and set out some plastic wrap and scissors.

To roll each mozzarella ball: cut a 6-inch piece of plastic wrap and lay it flat on the counter. Spoon 1.5 Tbsp of the cheese mixture into the center of the plastic. Then, pick up the bottom corners and fold upwards over the cheese mixture to meet the top corners. Pull the ends together and flip the cheese away from you about 3 times. Then, tie the ends you're holding together gently and place the ball in the ice water. Basically, you want to wrap the mixture into the shape of a ball, so it sets that way. If you get a big air bubble in your plastic wrap, simply poke a small hole in the wrap with your scissors and continue. Repeat until you have used all the mixture, about 10 - 12 mozzarella balls.

Let the ice water with all the little mozzarella balls in it sit in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

While you wait, go ahead and make the marinade by throwing all the ingredients in a shallow container (we use old takeout containers for this, works great) and whisking them with a fork.

When the 30 minutes are up, take your mozzarella balls out of the fridge and carefully unwrap them. Add each ball to the marinade. Cover the container and shake it around a bit to ensure the mozzarella balls are all evenly coated. We like to flip it upside down a few times too. Let them marinate for 24 hours for the best flavor results!

Serve these marinated mozzarella balls on their own as a snack or appetizer, on a salad, with crackers and grapes, or simply pop 'em into your mouth! They also melt beautifully for a seriously kickass pizza or caprese grilled cheese!