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Roasted Garlic Cheese Ball for Halloween
5 from 3 votes

Roasted Garlic Cheese Ball for Halloween

This spooky Roasted Garlic Cheese Ball is perfect for your Halloween party!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
8 hrs 55 mins
Servings: 1 Cheeseball
Course: Appetizer, Condiments, Snacks
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
  • 8 ounces cheddar cheese at room temperature, grated
  • 1 small head garlic
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 8 dashes hot sauce more or less to taste
  • 1/3 cup poppy seeds for coating

Instructions

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  1. Set out cream cheese and grate cheddar cheese, allow to come to room temperature.
  2. Heat oven to 425°F, chop end of the garlic head off so that the cloves are exposed.  wrap foil around the garlic so that it is enclosed, with a small opening on top.  Drizzle with olive oil, then lightly crimp the foil closed.  Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until garlic is golden, soft and caramelized.
  3. After garlic has cooled, squeeze the cloves out to remove them from the skin, set aside.
  4. Add the cream cheese to the bowl of a food processor, process for 30 seconds, until cream cheese is smooth.
  5. Add the grated cheese and garlic cloves and process for 30-60 more seconds, until totally combined.
  6. Add the lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce a and pulse to combine.
  7. Add the paprika and hot sauce, pulse until mixture is smooth.
  8. Line a small bowl with plastic wrap.  pour the cheese mixture into the bowl, then gather the plastic wrap around it, twisting the top to form the cheese into a ball.  Chill in the fridge for 8 hours or overnight.
  9. After cheese ball is chilled, cover a small plate with poppy seeds.  Roll the cheese ball in the poppy seeds until it is totally coated.  Keep cheese ball in fridge until ready to serve.  Serve with my Cheesy Bat and Ghost Halloween Crackers!