Halloween Pumpkin Cheese Ball Recipes

PUMPKIN CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat cream cheese, pumpkin and pineapple. Stir in cheddar cheese, beef and onion. Shape into a ball; wrap in plastic wrap. Wrap cheeseball in 4 pieces of string or 4 rubber bands, creating indentions to resemble a pumpkin. Chill for one hour. Add green pepper stem for pumpkin stem. Serve with crackers.

PUMPKIN CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• With a mixer, blend 16 ounces room-temperature cream cheese with 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar, 3 tablespoons minced onion, 2 tablespoons salsa, 2 teaspoons ground cumin and 1 teaspoon minced jalapeno. Scoop onto plastic wrap and use the wrap to form the mixture into a 5-inch pumpkin-shaped ball; chill at least 2 hours. To serve, unwrap, roll in crushed nacho-flavored tortilla chips and press a bell pepper stem into the top.

PUMPKIN CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Put the cheese puffs in a food processor and process until finely ground. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet.
• Combine the cream cheese, Cheddar, chives, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl and mix to combine. Mold the mixture into a ball, pressing the top of the ball with your hand to flatten it. With the tip of a butter knife, carve lines down the sides to resemble a pumpkin.
• Roll the cheese ball in the ground cheese puffs. Remove the entire bell pepper stem with a paring knife and put it on top of the cheeseball as the pumpkin stem. Seed and slice the bell pepper. Serve the cheeseball on a plate with crackers and slices of bell pepper.

HALLOWEEN CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Combine cream cheese, Cheddar, and chili powder until well mixed. Form into a ball and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Just before serving, roll in corn chip crumbs and top with bell pepper stem to look like a pumpkin.

WHITE PUMPKIN CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In medium bowl, beat cheeses and pepper with electric mixer on low speed until blended, or mix with spoon. Shape mixture into large ball to look like pumpkin. Smooth surface with metal spatula or table knife. If desired, make vertical grooves in cheese ball with fingertips.
• Break 1/2-inch piece off pretzel and press into top of cheese ball for pumpkin stem; discard remaining pretzel piece. Place basil leaf and thyme sprig beside pretzel. Serve with crackers and vegetables.

MINI CHEESEBALL PUMPKINS WITH CARAMELIZED GARLIC

Steps:

• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat until sizzling, about 30 seconds. Add garlic and sugar. Cook, stirring constantly, until garlic just starts to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Immediately remove from heat. Transfer garlic mixture to a bowl. Add Cheddar cheese, cream cheese, green onions, and garlic salt. Beat using an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Cover and refrigerate until firm enough to handle, about 30 minutes.
• Shape chilled cheese mixture into golf-ball-sized balls. Roll each ball in crushed crackers and slightly flatten the bottom. Press 1/2 a pretzel stick into the top. Repeat with remaining cheese mixture.
• Spread parsley out on a serving plate and place mini cheeseball pumpkins on top, leaving enough room in between for parsley to show through.