CHEESE PUMPKINS

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Cheese spread turns into a pumpkin well before midnight. These adorable orange orbs take just 10 minutes!

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Appetizer

Time 25m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 4

8 tablespoons smoked 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, if desired

Steps:

  • Line small serving plate with waxed paper. For each pumpkin, roll level tablespoon cold-pack cheese food into a ball; place on plate. Refrigerate 10 to 15 minutes for easier handling.
  • With end of toothpick, draw ridges around balls to resemble pumpkins. Dip bottoms of cheese balls in chopped peanuts.
  • Just before serving, insert pretzel halves into cheese balls for pumpkin stems. Decorate with parsley for leaves. Store pumpkins in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 50, Carbohydrate 0 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 2 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Pumpkin, Sodium 115 mg, Sugar 0 g, TransFat 0 g

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