Pumpkin Shaped Cheese Ball Recipes

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.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheeses until smooth. Stir in the cheddar cheese, paprika and cayenne. Shape into a ball; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until firm. , With a knife, add vertical lines to the cheese ball to resemble a pumpkin; insert a celery rib or broccoli stalk for the stem. Serve with apples and crackers.

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.

Steps:

• Beat cheeses, pumpkin, preserves and spices in medium bowl until smooth.
• Cover and refrigerate 2- 3 hours or until cheese if firm.
• Shape mixture into round pumpkin, place on serving plate.
• Using knife score vertical lines down pumpkin.
• Place pretzel rod in top for stem.
• Cover loosely and refrigerate until serving.
• Serve with crackers placed around pumpkin.

Steps:

• In a food processor, blend the cheese crackers to very fine crumbs.
• In a large bowl, mix the Cheddar, cream cheese and macaroni and cheese powder until fully combined. Roll into a ball and coat with the cheese crackers crumbs. Wrap fully in plastic wrap and form into a pumpkin shape. Using a wooden spoon or skewers, make the ridges of a pumpkin.
• Unwrap the cheeseball pumpkin. Place the pepper stem and parsley sprig on the top and sit on top of a plate of green tortilla chips.

Steps:

• With a mixer, blend 16 ounces room-temperature cream cheese with 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, 3 tablespoons minced onion, 3 tablespoons salsa, 2 teaspoons ground cumin and 1 teaspoon minced jalapeno.
• Scoop the mix into plastic wrap and form into a ball. Chill approximately 1 hour.
• Once chilled unwrap and roll into crushed nacho tortilla chips, then press a bell pepper stem into top of ball.
• Serve with pepper slices and tortilla chips.
• Prep time does not include chilling time.