Green Onion Cheese Ball Pumpkin Shaped
Fun, festive, and easy gourmet cheese ball appetizer that is sure to wow your guests!
Prep Time 5 mins
Total Time 5 mins
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 4-6 oz goat cheese
- 1/4 cup green onions, thinly sliced
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tbsp rosemary, fresh, finely chopped or 1 tsp. dried rosemary
- 1/8 tsp ground mustard
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup cheddar crackers, ground prefer whisps cheese crisps
- crackers of choice for serving
Combine the goat cheese, cream cheese, green onions, salt, red pepper flakes, ground mustard, garlic powder, rosemary in a large bowl and mix to combine. Mold the mixture into a ball, pressing the top of the ball with your hand to flatten it.
With the tip of a butter knife, carve lines down the sides to resemble a pumpkin. Roll the cheese ball in the ground whisps or orange crackers of choice.
Remove the entire bell pepper stem with a paring knife and put it on top of the cheeseball as the pumpkin stem. Serve the cheeseball on a plate with crackers of choice.
- Substitute whisps with cheeze-its, goldfish crackers, or any other orange looking cracker you prefer.
- Use fresh or dry herbs of choice.
- Can use orange zest instead of lemon.
- Make a day ahead and roll in crackers right before serving.
Keyword holiday appetizers, pumpkin shaped cheeseball