Prep Time: 25 min.
These Cheddar Pretzel Broomsticks are a fun snack and will be a hit at your Halloween parties!
Get your hands on a block of cheddar cheese (or string cheese) and a few pretzel sticks, and this spooky Halloween appetizer will be done in no time!
This easy recipe is great for lunchboxes and perfect to add to Halloween platters or charcuterie boards.
Top the Halloween broomsticks with candy eyes and curved sprinkles for a cute face, or leave them plain.
TIP: You can also mix things up using different hard cheese types to get a delicious mix of flavors, consistencies, and colors!
Ingredients
- 200 grams cheddar
- 10 pretzel sticks
- 20 candy eyes
- metal straw
- curved sprinkles
- edible glue
Instructions
Makes 10.
1. Cut the cheese into little blocks. Mine were about 5 cm. x 2 cm. (2 inches x 0.8 inches). I find it helps to shape the cheese if it has come down to room temperature slightly.
2. Trim broom bristles into the bottom half of the block. I made two or three cuts across on both sides.
3. Use a metal straw at the top of the block to create a hole. The cheese should come out with the straw if you move it back and forth gently.
4. Insert the pretzel stick carefully into the hole.
5. Fan out the bristles of the cheese.
6. Top with candy eyes (I just placed mine on but you can secure it with edible glue if you prefer).
7. You can add a curved sprinkle for the smile.
Notes
The candy eyes I use are linked in my Shop.
