Halloween recipes : Cheese Pumpkins

PREP TIME:15 Minutes   •  START TO FINISH: 30 Minutes  •  8 servings (1 pumpkin

Ingredients

8  tablespoons smoky Cheddar cold-pack cheese food (from 8-oz container), well chilled
2  teaspoons finely chopped peanuts
4  butter-flavored pretzel spindles or sticks, broken in half
16  tiny pieces fresh parsley leaves

Instructions

1.  Line small serving plate with waxed paper. Roll each tablespoon cold-pack cheese food into a ball; place on plate. Refrigerate 10 to 15 minutes for easier handling.

2.  With end of toothpick, draw ridges around balls to look like pumpkins. Dip bottoms of cheese balls in chopped peanuts.

3.  Just before serving, insert 1 pretzel half into each pumpkin for stem. Add parsley for leaves. Store in refrigerator.

Terrifying Tips

Turn the pumpkin making into a family affair! Have one person 

roll the cheese into balls and another shape the balls into 

pumpkins, while someone else can dip the pumpkins in peanuts 

and insert the pretzels. It’s easy to double the recipe, so make 

as many as you’d like!

The texture or firmness of cold-pack cheese food can vary by 

brand. For these pumpkins, look for one with a firmer texture.