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A plate of pumpkin-shaped cheese balls with pretzel stems, garnished with herbs, surrounded by Halloween-themed plastic spiders.
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Pumpkin-Shaped Cheeseball

Halloween cheeseballs are an easy, tasty snack that everyone at your party will love. They are flavorful, simple to make, and can be customized to suit your taste.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword cheddar cheese, cheese, cheese ball, cheese spread
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
refrigerate 1 hour
Servings 6 servings
Calories 787kcal
Author Paula

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Gather your ingredients
    Ingredients for appetizer.
  • Take a large bowl and add cream cheese, cheddar cheese, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, green onion and cayenne pepper. Combine all together with a wooden spoon. Adjust salt and pepper to your liking.
    A glass bowl filled with a creamy mixture and a spoon placed inside on a gray surface.
  • Cover and allow to chill in the refrigerator for an hour.
  • Add crushed nacho cheese on a plate and crushed cool ranch chips on another plate for the coating.
  • Remove the chilled cream cheese mixture from the refrigerator. Use 2 tablespoons or a cookie scoop to form a ball.
    A hand holds a round, dough-covered cheese ball over a bowl filled with more cheese mixture on a gray countertop.
  • Roll into your nacho coating.
    Four round cheese balls coated in a crispy golden crust are placed in a white bowl on a gray surface, with some crumbs scattered around.
  • Use a wooden stick or a skewer to make the line, or crease, of the pumpkin.
    Two hands shaping and pressing a breaded ball of dough over a plate with other breaded balls on a gray surface.
  • Break pretzel sticks into half and place onto the top center of each cheese ball. Garnish with parsley.
    A plate with six pumpkin-shaped scones on a gray speckled countertop.
  • Refrigerator until ready to serve.
    A white plate with seven pumpkin-shaped cheese balls, garnished with pretzel stick stems and green parsley leaves, sits on a gray speckled surface.
  • You can make these ahead and store in the fridge for two days in an airtight container. Refrigerate any leftovers.

Notes

  1. *You can use one flavor of Doritos and make them the same color.
  2. You can also add paprika to the Cool Ranch Doritos to make them orange instead of buying two bags of chips.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 787kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 62g | Saturated Fat: 32g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 155mg | Sodium: 967mg | Potassium: 256mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1939IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 684mg | Iron: 1mg
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