Cheesenstein Recipe

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This creamy, fun dip will be the hit of every Halloween party! "I've done several variations of this cheese ball. My daughters really love it!" Nila Grahl, Gurnee, Illinois

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Cheesenstein Recipe
  • Prep: 45 min. + chilling
  • Yield: 12 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
  • 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
  • 6 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
  • 3 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 cartons (4 ounces each) whipped cream cheese
  • Moss-green paste food coloring
  • 1 can (4-1/4 ounces) chopped ripe olives, drained
  • 2 pepperoncini
  • 3 colossal ripe olives
  • 2 slices peeled parsnip
  • Black decorating gel
  • 1 pretzel rod
  • 1 small cucumber
  • Assorted fresh vegetables

Directions

  • In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce and pepper sauce until smooth. Stir in the cheddar cheese, bacon and onions. Shape into a 5-in. x 4-in. x 3-in. rectangle; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until chilled.
  • Unwrap rectangle; place on a serving platter with a 3-in. side on top. Tint whipped cream cheese green; spread over top and sides of rectangle.
  • Add chopped ripe olives for hair and for ears. Cut one colossal olive in half; add parsnip slices and olive halves for eyes. With black decorating gel, pipe the brow, mouth and stitches.
  • Break pretzel rod in half; add a colossal olive to each end. Press into sides of head for bolts. Cut a small piece from end of cucumber for a nose (save remaining cucumber for another use). Serve with vegetables. Yield: 3 cups.

Editor's Note: Look for pepperoncinis (pickled peppers) in the pickle and olive section of your grocery store.

Nutritional Facts 1/4 cup (calculated without vegetables) equals 329 calories, 31 g fat (17 g saturated fat), 89 mg cholesterol, 545 mg sodium, 4 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 9 g protein.

Originally published as Cheesenstein in Taste of Home October/November 2008, p28

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Reviewed on Nov. 03, 2011 by musich4

Made the inside of the cheese ball the day before and it was perfect


Reviewed on Oct. 30, 2011 by marteldann

I have this for five different parties and it is a big hit. I do add a tablespoon of ranch dip for a little extra zip. I also found that the black gel for the eyebrows and mouth tended to run so I just tinted some of the cream cheese black and used that. If you mix the black food coloring with a little cream cheese in a plastic baggie, there is no mess then just snip a corner off to pipe it on.


Reviewed on Oct. 26, 2011 by winnie321

i made this into a mummy for a Halloween themed baby shower loved it the best cheese ball recipe i have ever had


Reviewed on Oct. 25, 2011 by redmuto

This was great! The visual was just as the picture and it tasted yummy.


Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2011 by dregan

I made this for our party at work and it was great!It looked fantastic and was tasty. Will definitely do again.


Reviewed on Sep. 18, 2011 by docsimone

for me


Reviewed on Sep. 11, 2011 by LAS234

This recipe not only looks great, the taste is just as good. This was huge hit at my party. People we afraid to be the first one to eat it. They didn't want to ruin it.

-Lori in PA


Reviewed on Sep. 11, 2011 by LAS234

This recipe's appearance not only looked fantastic it was equally delicious. A huge hit at my party!! Everyone was afraid to be the first one to eat it. They didn't want to ruin it.

 
 
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