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Guests will enjoy clever edible pumpkins, whether served as an appetizer or used as a garnish. What a treat!

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(105 Ratings)

105 Ratings

5 spoons 57%

4 spoons 21%

3 spoons 17%

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PREP TIME
15 Min
TOTAL TIME
30 Min
SERVINGS
8

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

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

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Expert Tips

Turn the pumpkin making into a family affair! Have one person roll the cheese into balls and another shape the balls into pumpkins, while someone else can dip the pumpkins in peanuts and insert the pretzel. It's easy to double the recipe, so make as many as you'd like!

The texture or firmness of cold pack cheese food can vary from brand to brand. Buy two brands, use the firmer one for pumpkins and snack on the softer one while making them!

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Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Pumpkin)

Calories 60

(Calories from Fat 35),

Total Fat 4g

(Saturated Fat 2g,
Trans Fat 0g),

Cholesterol 15mg;
Sodium 270mg;
Total Carbohydrate 3g

(Dietary Fiber 0g,
Sugars 2g),

Protein 3g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Vitamin A 4.00%;
Vitamin C 0.00%;
Calcium 8.00%;
Iron 0.00%;

Exchanges:

0 Starch;
0 Fruit;
0 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
0 Milk;
0 Vegetable;
0 Very Lean Meat;
0 Lean Meat;
1/2 High-Fat Meat;
0 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 11/10/2010 1:54:25 PM REPORT ABUSE smanda said:

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All of my halloween guests loved these. They were calling me "Martha Stewert". I used the ideas from previous reviews and mixed velveeta and sharp cheddar. I also used wheat thins stixs for the stems and wheat ritz crackers as the base.

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Posted 11/4/2010 8:46:33 PM REPORT ABUSE KaraRN said:

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Very Cute! The brand of cheese I used was Merkt's (I found it in the deli section) The container is the type that you would order from school fundraisers.

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Posted 10/8/2010 8:26:40 PM REPORT ABUSE BJChristie said:

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I loved this idea but couldn't find anything that I like as much as my own cheese spread so, I made my own cheese spread, used this idea... YUM!! Sat each pumpkin on a round vegetable thin cracker. Once again, YUM! Try mixing sharp cheddar with velveeta and a touch of horseradish, or bacon bits. Thanks for the cute idea! This can be used at Thanksgiving too!

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