Pumpkin Cheese Ball

Votes: 7

Time: 20 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 10 - 12

This beautiful and delicious pumpkin-shaped cheese appetizer is perfect for a fall holiday table. Roll a cheese ball from a mixture of cream cheese and cheddar, adding a few green onions, and shape it into a pumpkin. To give the pumpkin a vibrant orange color, roll it in crushed cheese-flavored corn puffs, like Cheetos. Borrow the stem from a sweet pepper. Serve the pumpkin on a platter, arranging crackers around it for guests to spread this delicious appetizer on.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

3 cups orange cheese-flavored corn flakes
900 g of cream cheese at room temperature
3 cups grated cheddar
1/4 cup chopped chives
1 sweet pepper with a long stem
Crackers for serving

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Place the corn flakes in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet.
In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, cheddar, onion, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Form the mixture into a ball by pressing down on it. Use the tip of a table knife to score the sides down to form a pumpkin shape.

Roll the cheese ball in crushed corn flakes. Use a knife to cut the entire stem off the pepper and place it on top of the cheese ball to resemble a pumpkin stem. Seed and slice the bell pepper. Serve the cheese ball on a plate with crackers and bell pepper pieces.

Categories:

recipe / Autumn dishes / Festive dishes / Appetizers / Cheese appetizers / Sauces / Dips

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