The Great White Pumpkin Cheese Ball
The Great White Pumpkin Cheese Ball might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 15. One portion of this dish contains roughly 14g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 323 calories. If you have braided pretzel, crackers and vegetables, cream cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 15 minutes.
Instructions
Stir together first 4 ingredients. Shape mixture into a ball to resemble a pumpkin. Smooth pumpkin's entire surface with metal spatula or table knife. Make vertical grooves in ball, if desired, using fingertips. Press pretzel into top of cheese ball to resemble a pumpkin stem; place muscadine vine and leaf beside pretzel.
Serve with crackers and assorted vegetables.
*Extra-sharp Cheddar cheese may be substituted.
Note: We tested with Cracker Barrel Extra-Sharp Cheddar Cheese. To make ahead, wrap cheese ball in plastic wrap, without stem, vine, or leaf, and store in refrigerator up to two days. Attach stem, vine, and leaf before serving.