RANCH SPREAD SNOWMAN

Ranch Spread Snowman image

Let your kids use their imagination and decorate their snowman with colorful vegetables and fruit. They may want to leave a few under the tree for Santa to nibble. -Sherry Al-Tamimi, Sugar Valley, Georgia

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 20m

Yield 2-2/3 cups.

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 envelope ranch salad dressing mix
1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard
1 garlic clove, minced
Assorted decorations: small pitted ripe olives, pretzel sticks and sweet red and/or orange pepper
Assorted crackers and fresh vegetables

Steps:

In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add the dressing mix, mustard and garlic; mix well. Shape into two balls, one slightly larger than the other. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours., Remove from the refrigerator 15 minutes before serving. On a serving plate, stack the small cheese ball on top of the larger ball to make a snowman. , Cut ends from olives to make small circles; attach to snowman for eyes and buttons. Insert pretzel sticks for arms. Cut top hat from pepper; place on top of snowman. Trim pepper to make a nose; insert into face. Serve with crackers and vegetables.

Nutrition Facts : Fat crackers and vegetables), Cholesterol 12g fat (7g saturated fat), Sodium 35mg cholesterol, Carbohydrate 374mg sodium, Fiber 3g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Protein 0 fiber)