Description

Use this cheese ball recipe or a favorite cheese ball recipe that you may already have and decorate it to look like a turkey. What a cute way to help celebrate the day!

Ingredients

• 8 oz. package cream cheese, softened
• 1 c. shredded cheddar, softened
• 1/2 c. chopped up mixed nuts
• 2 candy eyes
• 1 Slim Jim
• pretzel sticks
• 1 round chocolate candy as in Whopper or Chocolate Pom poms for the head
• 1 candy corn
• several teaspoons melted chocolate melts to adhere the eyes and beak

Steps

1. Soften cream cheese and cheddar cheese. Cream the cream cheese and add in shredded cheddar by hand or with a food processor. Stir and cream until both cheeses are thoroughly mixed together.
2. Place mixture into a piece of plastic wrap; form into a ball; place into the refrigerator for a few hours to firm it up.
3. Remove from fridge and roll it in chopped nuts but keep the nice round shape.