Pumpkin Shaped Pimento Cheese Ball
Pumpkin Shaped Pimento Cheese Ball! Shaped Like A Pumpkin! Halloween Party! Fall Brunch! Fall Wedding Shower! Thanksgiving! Friendsgiving!
Pumpkin Shaped Pimento Cheese Ball
Originally Published: September 2022 | Updated November 2023
Occasions to Serve Pumpkin Pimento Cheese Ball
- Thanksgiving
- Fall Wedding Shower
- Friendsgiving
- Halloween Party
- Fall Brunch
What to Serve With A Pumpkin Pimento Cheese Ball
- Favorite Crackers
- Pita Chips
- Mini Toasts
- French Bread Slices
Pumpkin Pimento Cheese Ball Recipe
Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup sharp yellow cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 jar pimentos, drained
- 8 ounce package cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise, Duke’s if available
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
SUPPLIES
- 45 (+/-) inches dental floss or kitchen twine
- plastic wrap
TOOLS YOU’LL NEED
Pimento Cheese ball Pumpkin Instructions
Lay a piece of plastic wrap on a flat surface. Sprinkle the sharp yellow cheddar on a small plate.
Add the pimentos, cream cheese, white cheddar cheese, mayonnaise, salt and black pepper into a mixing bowl and mix on medium speed until well combined.
Using a rubber spatula, bring the mixture into the center of the bowl forming a ball.
Generously roll the ball in the prepared yellow sharp cheddar and place on the prepared plastic wrap.Wrap the pimento cheese ball with the plastic wrap.
Wrap the kitchen string across and around the ball gently pressing it into the pimento cheese. Twist the string at the bottom and wrap the opposite way across and around again. Then, twist again this time at the top down the center of the fourths. Lastly, twist again at the bottom and back up the opposite side. Tie off at the top. Place in the refrigerator for at least one hour to chill. ( See photos in post.)
Remove from the refrigerator and carefully unwrap. Place the bell pepper stem on top.
Place the Pumpkin Shaped Pimento Cheese Ball on a pretty tray or platter and scatter pita bread, pita chips, or crackers.
Pumpkin Shaped Pimento Cheese Ball
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup sharp yellow cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 jar pimentos drained
- 8 ounce package cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise Duke’s if available
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
SUPPLIES
- 45 +/- inches dental floss or kitchen twine
- plastic wrap
Instructions
- Lay a piece of plastic wrap on a flat surface. Sprinkle the sharp yellow cheddar on a small plate.
- Add the pimentos, cream cheese, white cheddar cheese, mayonnaise, and salt and black pepper into a mixing bowl and mix on medium speed until well combined. Using a rubber spatula, bring the mixture into the center of the bowl forming a ball.
- Generously roll the ball in the prepared yellow sharp cheddar and place on the prepared plastic wrap.Wrap the pimento cheese ball with the plastic wrap.
- Wrap the kitchen string across and around the ball gently pressing it into the pimento cheese. Twist the string at the bottom and wrap the opposite way across and around again. Then, twist again this time at the top down the center of the fourths. Lastly, twist again at the bottom and back up the opposite side. Tie off at the top. Place in the refrigerator for at least one hour to chill. ( See photos in post.)
- Remove from the refrigerator and carefully unwrap. Place the bell pepper stem on top.
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I have a question in ingredients it says sharp yellow cheddar in the instruction it say mix white cheddar with cream cheese pimentos mayo and pepper (pepper wasn’t in ingredients do you mean black pepper ?
Hi There! Oh my goodness! I didn’t even add the salt and pepper to the ingredients. Thank YOU! I made the corrections. I appreciate the note!!!!!
I hope your pimento cheese ball turns out lovely! I just made mini pimento cheese pumpkins for a first day of fall brunch. Time consuming but super cute!
Thank you again! -gwyn