This little goblin won't
bite you even if you nibble on him! The yummy cheese spreads
easily on crackers for a quick snack.
Cheesy
Goblin Head
- 2 (8-ounce) packages cream
cheese
1 (8-ounce) package shredded taco-flavored cheese
1/4 cup margarine or butter
2 tablespoons milk
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
Tortilla chips
Pickled pepper
Pimiento-stuffed olives
Red pepper-stuffed olives
Shredded beets
Carrot sticks
Assorted crackers
Green sweet pepper
- Place 2 packages of cream
cheese, taco-flavored cheese, and margarine in a mixing bowl.
Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Add milk to the
cheese mixture in the mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer
on medium speed until combined, stopping the mixer occasionally
to scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula. Cover bowl and chill
4 to 24 hours.
- Form cheese mixture into
a head shape and place on a serving plate. In a bowl, stir the
remaining cream cheese until smooth. Spread head with softened
cream cheese. Press in tortilla chips for ears. Using wooden
toothpicks, attach a pickled whole pepper for nose, pimiento-stuffed
olives for eyes, and pepper-stuffed olives for toes. Cut zigzag
pieces of sweet pepper for eyebrows. Use shredded beets for hair
and press in carrot sticks for teeth. Serve with assorted crackers.
Makes 20 servings.
Nutritional facts per serving: calories:
223, total fat: 22g, saturated fat: 12g, cholesterol: 60mg, sodium:
257mg, carbohydrate: 2g, fiber: 0g, protein: 6g, vitamin A: 15%,
vitamin C: 0%, calcium: 10%, iron: 3%
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