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Skull Cheese Ball
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Servings:
Serves 12 as an appetizerPrep Time:
30 minutesCook Time:
0 minutes
Ingredients
Amp up your entertaining this Halloween season to impress kids and adults alike with a skull-shaped cheese ball, using olives for eyes and almond slivers for teeth.
2 (8-oz.) pkgs reduced-fat cream cheese
2 cups freshly grated sharp Cheddar cheese
2 green onions, finely chopped
2 tsp. hot sauce
1 tsp. garlic powder
2 pimiento-stuffed green olives
8 slivered or sliced almonds
1 black olive, cut into two triangles (optional)
Crackers, to serve
Celery, to serve
Carrots, to serve
Bell peppers, to serve
Directions
In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, Cheddar cheese, green onions, hot sauce and garlic powder. Season with salt and pepper to taste. With a rubber spatula, stir until fully combined. Shape into a ball and refrigerate until ready to decorate and serve.
Shape cheese mixture into a skull and press the olives into the cheese ball to form hollowed-out eyes, with the pimientos facing out. For the mouth, place 4 almond slices in for the top teeth, then 4 more underneath for the bottom. Make 2 indents above the mouth for nostrils, or press the black olive pieces into the cheese ball for nostrils. Serve with the crackers and vegetables.
Nutrition
| Nutritional Facts | |
| Servings | Serves 12 |
| Base Nutrients | |
| Calories | 259 kcal (13%) |
| Calories from Fat | 180 kcal (0%) |
| Total Fat | 20 g (31%) |
| Saturated Fat | 11 g (55%) |
| Cholesterol | 60 mg (20%) |
| Sodium | 427 mg (18%) |
| Total Carbohydrates | 7 g (2%) |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g (4%) |
| Protein | 13 g (22%) |
| Vitamins | |
| Vitamin A | n/a |
| Vitamin C | n/a |
| Minerals | |
| Calcium | n/a |
| Iron | n/a |
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