Jack O'Lantern Cheese Balls is a traditional American recipe for a classic Halloween snack of a cheese and pumpkin dough decorated into the shape of a Jack O'Lantern. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic American version of: Jack O'Lantern Cheese Balls.
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Ingredients:
360g Cheddar cheese, grated
50g cooked pumpkin, drained and mashed
50g pineapple preserve
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 large Pretzel rod, cut in half
120g cream cheese
dark rye bread
red bell pepper
black olive slices
gherkins, halved (for the stem)
sprigs of parsley
Method:
Combine the cheeses, pumpkin, preserve and spices in a bowl and beat until smooth. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, or until the mixture is firm enough to shape.
Shape the mixture into two balls then place on a serving plate and flatten the top slightly. Stick the pretzel rods into the top as a stem and score lines down the side to make it look like a pumpkin skin. Cut the bread into triangles for the eyes, cut the bell pepper into a nose and use the olives to form a mouth.
