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Pumpkin Cheese Ball
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Pumpkin Shaped Cheese Ball

This Easy Pumpkin Shaped Cheese Ball is the perfect appetizer to bring to a Fall party. It's cheesy, delicious, and made with simple ingredients. This festive pumpkin cheese ball deserves to be the star of the show at every gathering this time of year.
Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword easy cheese ball, fall cheese ball, pumpkin cheese ball
Prep Time 15 minutes
Chilling Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings 12
Author Jeannie Z

Equipment

  • blender or food processor
  • plastic wrap
  • mixing bowls

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cheese crackers finely crushed
  • 8 ounce package of shredded cheddar cheese
  • 8 ounce package of shredded Colby and Monterey Jack cheese
  • 8 ounce package of cream cheese softened
  • 1 packet of powdered cheese from your favorite macaroni and cheese box
  • 1 stem of a bell pepper
  • tortilla chips or crackers for serving

Instructions

  • Finely crush the cracker crumbs in a blender, then place them into a medium-sized bowl. Set the bowl aside.
    1 cup cheese crackers
  • Combine the softened cream cheese, shredded cheddar, and shredded Colby and Monterey Jack cheese in another medium-sized bowl.
    8 ounce package of shredded cheddar cheese, 8 ounce package of shredded Colby and Monterey Jack cheese, 8 ounce package of cream cheese
  • Mix the powdered cheese into the cream cheese mixture.
    1 packet of powdered cheese from your favorite macaroni and cheese box
  • Lay out a large piece of plastic wrap and sprinkle it with a few crushed cracker crumbs. Place the cheese mixture onto the plastic wrap, then sprinkle some more cracker crumbs around the sides. Wrap the plastic wrap up tightly around the cheese mixture and form the wrapped cheese ball into a pumpkin shape - basically a short, plump ball.
  • Once the cheese ball is shaped, take the cheese ball out of the plastic wrap and roll the ball into the bowl of crushed crackers. Roll it around until it is fully covered with the cracker crumbs. It's okay if it isn't perfectly shaped like a pumpkin.
    1 cup cheese crackers
  • After it is covered in crackers, wrap it tightly in another large piece of saran wrap. (If your first piece of plastic stayed clean, you can use that one, but you will likely need a clean piece - you don't want any cream cheese showing on the outside of the pumpkin.) Chill the cheese ball for at least two hours or overnight.
  • While the cheese ball is still wrapped in plastic wrap, use the end of a wooden spoon or the tip of a butter knife to make vertical grooves on the cheese ball to look like a pumpkin. The cheese must be cold for it to hold its shape.
  • Place the stem of a bell pepper on top of the cheese ball or use a pretzel stick to make a pumpkin stem.
    1 stem of a bell pepper
  • Serve with chips or crackers.
    tortilla chips or crackers for serving

Notes

Adapted from The Food Network