Cheesenstein Recipe

Cheesenstein Recipe
Photo by: Taste of Home
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100% would make again

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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  • 12 Servings
  • Prep: 45 min. + chilling

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 pepperoncinis
  • 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 pepperoncinis 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.

Nutrition 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.

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

Tip

Cheddar Tip

Select sharp cheddar when using packaged shredded cheese from recipes that you’d like to have a bolder flavor. If you will be shredding cheese at home from bulk cheddar, you can choose from mild, medium, sharp and extra sharp.

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Cheesenstein Recipe

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Reviewed on Nov. 10, 2009 by bradyel

Turned out pretty well and made a great impression. I made it two-faced w/ a vegetarian version on one side (used pecans instead of bacon - I actually liked it better than the original). I also cut half-moons from a thick slice of white American cheese for the eyes instead of the parsnip and just used another pepperoncini for the nose. Next time I would:

- season the whipped cream cheese

- use black-colored whipped cream cheese instead of chopped olives for hair (olives were pretty overpowering)

- use more of that black-colored cream cheese to make the uni-brow / scars (the sweet decorator icing tasted weird w/ the savory cheese ball)

Reviewed on Oct. 31, 2009 by Abbadabba41

This is the second year I've made this. It tastes and looks great! I had to start because nobody wanted to mess it up but then it was history!! Excellent!!

Reviewed on Oct. 26, 2009 by melroger

very cute idea. I made two and sent one to school and took theother to a costume party. It as a hit all around!

Reviewed on Sep. 08, 2009 by Show-Me-Chic

This is too cute!!

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