Spider Cheese Balls Recipes

SPIDER CHEESE BALLS

Steps:

• Combine cream cheese, Italian seasoning and 1/2 cup shredded cheese.
• Shape into 24 balls, using 2 Tbsp. cheese mixture for each. Roll in remaining shredded cheese.
• Top crackers with cheese balls. Decorate each cheese ball to resemble spider, using noodles for legs and currants for eyes.

SPIDER CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Combine all cheese ball ingredients in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour.
• Reserve 2 tablespoons cheese mixture for legs.
• Shape 1/2 cup cheese mixture into ball for spider head. Shape remaining mixture into round spider body. Place poppy seed into large shallow dish. Roll cheese balls in poppy seed, pressing seeds onto balls to coat. Place onto large plate or platter to form spider. Place black olive and red pepper piece onto toothpick. Insert into spider's head for eye. Repeat for other eye. Place red pepper piece for mouth. Cover; refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Just before serving, attach legs by breaking each pretzel rod in thirds. Insert 3 pieces into each side of body; use reserved cheese mixture to attach remaining pretzel piece to form bent legs.
• Serve with assorted crackers and vegetables.

CHEESY SPIDER DIP

Steps:

• In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the cream cheese, Cheddar, Monterey Jack cheese, butter, salsa and some salt and pepper and beat until smooth. Alternatively, mix all the ingredients in a large bowl with a spoon. Reserve 1/3 cup of the dip and wrap in plastic wrap.
• Make 2 balls with the remaining dip, one twice as big as the other, wrap in plastic, and shape into balls. Refrigerate all three portions of the cheese until hardened and cold, 2 to 3 hours.
• Unwrap the two balls and coat in the crushed tortilla chips. Place on a platter directly next to each other and make eyes in the smaller ball with 2 olives. To make the legs, arrange 8 green beans to stick out of the "spider's" side, then place a small ball made out of the reserved 1/3 cup dip on the end of each bean and connect another bean to each ball to make long legs.
• Serve with vegetables, crackers or tortilla chips.

SPICY CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine olives, pimentos and green onions; mix well.
• Combine butter or margarine, cream cheese and blue cheese; stir in olive mixture.
• Shape into balls or logs and roll in chopped nuts; serve.

SPIDER CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Put the cheeses, chutney, and mustard in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat until creamy. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Reserve about 2 tablespoons of the mixture to use as "glue" for the spider legs. Roll ½ cup of the mixture into a ball for the head of the spider. Shape the remaining mixture into a ball for the body. Roll both cheese balls in poppy seeds to coat. Place on a serving platter or plate, placing the head and body together. Insert the olive halves in the head for eyes.
• Insert 4 pretzels into each side of the body for legs. Using the reserved cheese mixture, glue another pretzel to each leg section at a 45 degree angle. Sprinkle the "glue" with some poppy seeds. Cut the last pretzel in half and insert beneath the eyes for feelers.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve with gluten-free crackers or vegetables.

CHEESE BALL RECIPE

Steps:

• To a large bowl, add the cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and taco seasoning. Use an electric handheld mixer and beat the ingredients together until they're well blended.
• Add the green onions and stir them into the cheese mixture using a spoon until they're well combined. Cover the bowl and chill in the fridge for several hours.
• Scoop 1/2 cup of the cheese mixture and shape into a ball for the spider's head. Place on your serving plate.
• Set 2 tablespoons of the cheese mixture aside. Then, shape the remaining cheese into a flatter, oval shape that will become the spider's body. Attach this to the spider's head on your serving plate.
• Sprinkle poppy seeds all over the spider cheese ball. Use a paper towel to brush off any excess seeds from your serving plate.
• Adorn spider's head with 2 eyeball sprinkles for the eyes. For the legs, break each pretzel rod in half, sticking half into the spider's body (3 legs per side). Spread some of the reserved cheese from earlier onto the remaining pretzel half and attach at a slanted angle to the pretzel half that's in the spider's body.
• Serve with crackers on the side.