Best White Pumpkin Cheese Ball Recipes

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PUMPKIN CHEESE BALL



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No one will guess that this make-ahead pumpkin cheese ball has pumpkin in it, but that subtle ingredient lends harvest color and added nutrition. -Linnea Rein, Topeka, Kansas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Appetizers

Time 20m

Yield 3 cups.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, well drained
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 package (2-1/2 ounces) dried beef, finely chopped
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
Green pepper stem
Crackers or assorted fresh vegetables

Steps:

  • In a bowl, beat cream cheese, pumpkin and pineapple. Stir in cheddar cheese, beef and onion. Shape into a ball; wrap in plastic wrap. Wrap cheeseball in 4 pieces of string or 4 rubber bands, creating indentions to resemble a pumpkin. Chill for one hour. Add green pepper stem for pumpkin stem. Serve with crackers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 85 calories, Fat 6g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 21mg cholesterol, Sodium 174mg sodium, Carbohydrate 3g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 4g protein.

WHITE PUMPKIN CHEESE BALL



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Serve veggies and crackers with this creamy pumpkin shaped cheese ball - appetizer ready in 10 minutes.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Appetizer

Time 10m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 8

5 cups shredded extra-sharp white Cheddar cheese (20 oz)
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
2 logs (4 oz each) goat cheese, softened
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 thick pretzel rod
1 basil leaf, if desired
1 thyme sprig, if desired
Assorted crackers or fresh vegetables, if desired

Steps:

  • In medium bowl, beat cheeses and pepper with electric mixer on low speed until blended, or mix with spoon. Shape mixture into large ball to look like pumpkin. Smooth surface with metal spatula or table knife. If desired, make vertical grooves in cheese ball with fingertips.
  • Break 1/2-inch piece off pretzel and press into top of cheese ball for pumpkin stem; discard remaining pretzel piece. Place basil leaf and thyme sprig beside pretzel. Serve with crackers and vegetables.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 320, Carbohydrate 3 g, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 17 g, SaturatedFat 18 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 470 mg

PUMPKIN CHEESE BALL



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This adorable cheese ball gets its pumpkin-orange coloring from ground-up cheese puffs and the stem is cleverly stolen from a bell pepper.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     appetizer

Time 20m

Yield 10 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 cups orange cheese puffs
2 pounds cream cheese, at room temperature
3 cups shredded Cheddar
1/4 cup chopped chives
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 bell pepper with a long stem
Crackers, for serving

Steps:

  • Put the cheese puffs in a food processor and process until finely ground. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet.
  • Combine the cream cheese, Cheddar, chives, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl and mix to combine. Mold the mixture into a ball, pressing the top of the ball with your hand to flatten it. With the tip of a butter knife, carve lines down the sides to resemble a pumpkin.
  • Roll the cheese ball in the ground cheese puffs. Remove the entire bell pepper stem with a paring knife and put it on top of the cheeseball as the pumpkin stem. Seed and slice the bell pepper. Serve the cheeseball on a plate with crackers and slices of bell pepper.

PUMPKIN CHEESE BALL



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Provided by Michelle Buffardi

Categories     appetizer

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

  • With a mixer, blend 16 ounces room-temperature cream cheese with 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar, 3 tablespoons minced onion, 2 tablespoons salsa, 2 teaspoons ground cumin and 1 teaspoon minced jalapeno. Scoop onto plastic wrap and use the wrap to form the mixture into a 5-inch pumpkin-shaped ball; chill at least 2 hours. To serve, unwrap, roll in crushed nacho-flavored tortilla chips and press a bell pepper stem into the top.

PUMPKIN CHEESEBALL



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     appetizer

Time 15m

Yield 10 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup square cheese crackers
Two 8-ounce bags shredded Cheddar
One 8-ounce block cream cheese
1 packet macaroni and cheese powder
Stem of 1 bell pepper
Fresh parsley sprig, for garnish
1 bag green tortilla chips

Steps:

  • In a food processor, blend the cheese crackers to very fine crumbs.
  • In a large bowl, mix the Cheddar, cream cheese and macaroni and cheese powder until fully combined. Roll into a ball and coat with the cheese crackers crumbs. Wrap fully in plastic wrap and form into a pumpkin shape. Using a wooden spoon or skewers, make the ridges of a pumpkin.
  • Unwrap the cheeseball pumpkin. Place the pepper stem and parsley sprig on the top and sit on top of a plate of green tortilla chips.

PUMPKIN-SHAPED CHEESE BALL



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Everyone will get a kick out of this creamy, savory spread. The zippy cheddar ball can be made a day ahead. -Suzanne McKinley, Lyons, Georgia

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Appetizers

Time 20m

Yield 2-1/2 cups.

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 carton (8 ounces) spreadable chive and onion cream cheese
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 teaspoons paprika
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 celery rib or broccoli stalk
Sliced apples and assorted crackers

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, beat cream cheeses until smooth. Stir in the cheddar cheese, paprika and cayenne. Shape into a ball; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until firm. , With a knife, add vertical lines to the cheese ball to resemble a pumpkin; insert a celery rib or broccoli stalk for the stem. Serve with apples and crackers.

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