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This fun Halloween Cheese Ball, shaped like a ghost, makes a showstopping appetizer this spooky season. It’s almost too cute to eat and surprisingly easy!

A Halloween-themed cheese ball shaped like a ghost, with shredded cheese, olive eyes, red bell pepper for a hat, and a smiling face. It's served with assorted crackers on a plate.

All you need is your favorite cream cheese (I used a garlic-and-herb one), grated cheddar cheese, and crackers.

Serve the cheese ball at your next Halloween party. It’s the perfect alternative to all the pumpkin-shaped cheeseballs you’ve likely seen around.

Recipe Tip

Make the cheese ghost a few hours in advance, but wait to top it with eyes until right before serving.

For added cuteness, top the ghost with a hat and eyes (if you want a fast option, use cucumber peel, seaweed, or even peppercorns).

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Halloween Cheese Ball

Adorable cream cheese and grated cheddar ghost cheese ball with a red pepper hat. Serve it with assorted crackers for a festive appetizer.

Prep: 40

Cook: 0

Total: 40

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Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

Spoon the cream cheese onto a piece of plastic wrap.
Shape the cheese into a ghost shape (it helps to have wet hands).
Seal the ghost tightly in the wrap.
Place the wrapped cheese in the fridge or freezer for 20 minutes.
Grate the cheddar cheese finely.
Arrange the ghost cheese ball on a serving platter.
Top with the shredded cheddar cheese.
To make the eyes, slice a piece of cheddar or mozzarella.
Cut out the eyes with the oval-shaped cutter.
Use a metal straw and an olive for the pupils.
Cut a thin strip of olive for the mouth.
Arrange the details onto the ghost.
To make the hat, slice the bumpy top off a bell pepper.
Remove the pepper stem carefully.
Trim the pepper into a neat piece and cut a small indent to allow space for the stem.
Place the hat on top of the ghost.
Serve with crackers or chopped veggies.

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Nutrition

Calories: 314kcal, Carbohydrates: 24g, Protein: 6g, Fat: 22g, Saturated Fat: 10g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Trans Fat: 0.4g, Cholesterol: 40mg, Sodium: 455mg, Potassium: 131mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 1139IU, Vitamin C: 25mg, Calcium: 133mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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