Surprise your Halloween party guests with this adorable Black Cat Cheese Ball! Everyone loves snacking on a cheese ball and when it’s this cute, it’s even more fun.
I created this recipe last Halloween for a recipe contest and posted a picture on my Hungry Halloween blog, but the recipe remained on the contest website.
Unfortunately, I lost to a pumpkin puking out pumpkin dip. Oh, well, that’s how it goes sometimes.
Anyway, I just loved this recipe and wanted to share it with you. Sorry for the lack of step-by-step images. I didn’t take any as I only needed the final picture to enter into the contest.
I have been very busy planning for our Halloween party, but have had some time to work on a few new recipes. I’ll be posting two new ideas this week along with an announcement about a new giveaway, so stop back by to check out all of the fun stuff.
Decorate your cheese ball to look like a black cat for your Halloween party.
- 8 oz. softened cream cheese, divided
- 4 oz. shredded Havarti cheese
- 4 oz. shredded Gruyere cheese
- 3 roasted red peppers, drained, patted dry and seeds removed
- 1 small clove of garlic, minced
- 2 oz. blue corn tortilla chips (or black tortilla chips)
- 1 black olive
- crackers
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In food processor, combine 7 oz. cream cheese, Havarti cheese, Gruyere cheese, roasted red peppers, and garlic.
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Pulse until creamy and smooth. You will need 1 heaping teaspoon of this cheese for the cat's nose. Wrap the 1 teaspoon in plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed.
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Place the remaining cheese mixture on a large piece of plastic wrap.
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Use the plastic wrap to mold the cheese mixture into a flattened ball.
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Reserve two whole blue corn tortilla chips for the cat's ears.
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Place remaining chips in a clean food processor bowl and pulse to fine crumbs.
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Pour onto a large piece of plastic wrap.
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Set cheese ball round size down on crumbs.
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Use the plastic wrap to press the crumbs all over the surface of the cheese ball. Set cheese ball on a serving platter.
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Put the remaining 1 oz. cream cheese into pastry bag or zip-top bag.
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Snip off the tip of the bag. Pipe three whiskers onto the cat's face.
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Remove the reserved cheese mixture from the refrigerator and mold it into a triangular shape for the nose; place in the middle of the cat's face, on top of the middle of the whiskers.
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To create the eyes I suggest you scoop out the crushed tortilla chips and a bit of the cheese ball in two circles above the nose.
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Pipe cream cheese into these holes. Smooth it out into a nice circle.
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Cut an olive in half and lay on top of the eyes for pupils.
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Press the two reserved blue corn tortilla chips into top of head for ears.
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Refrigerate until needed. Let sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before serving with crackers.
See more black cat recipes…
Be sure to check out all the Halloween recipes here on Hungry Happenings.
how did you make the mouth of the cat?
I colored some of the cream cheese black and piped on the mouth. You could also cut slivers from an olive and use that instead.
The Whitfields – Enjoy creating this recipe. I might be making it too for our party. It goes along with our witch theme. I'm just now planning our menu (I can't believe my party is only a week away and I don't have them menu planned.) Be sure to send a picture of your creation so I can share it with everyone here at HH.
Beth @ Hungry Happenings
Just love this recipe! Going to use it next week for a Halloween party!
Thanks Erin and Carol:)
Softa, thanks for all the kind words and for the links and stumbles!!!! I love this cat and am working on another cute cat recipe for this coming week.
Beth @ Hungry Happenings
I am in awe! You are soooo creative! I just want to pet this cute cat! It sounds yummy! I am going to post a link and give you a plug on the article I'm working on for my blog. I hope you don't mind that I'm lifting this recipe! I am adding you to my blog roll and bookmarking your blog too. Thanks for sharing! I just decided I'm Stumbling! this website also…too good not to share!
Love,
Softa123
I love this. And also, if you're going to have to lose in a contest, losing to a pumpkin puking dip out of his/her mouth is not such a bad thing. LOLS. Thanks for the great recipe!
This is really cute! And it sounds delicious too!!!