Guests will enjoy clever edible pumpkins, whether served as an appetizer or used as a garnish. What a treat!
Cheddar Pumpkin Appetizers
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 30 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 4
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
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Step1Line 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.
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Step2With end of toothpick, draw ridges around balls to resemble pumpkins. Dip bottoms of cheese balls in chopped peanuts.
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Step3Just before serving, insert pretzel halves into cheese balls for pumpkin stems. Decorate with parsley for leaves. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition
60
Calories
4g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
3g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Pumpkin
- Calories
- 60
- Calories from Fat
- 35
- Total Fat
- 4g
- 6%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 11%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 4%
- Sodium
- 270mg
- 11%
- Potassium
- 65mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 3g
- 1%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
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 Choice
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