Halloween Cheese Ball Frankenstein

5 from 1 vote

Prep Time20

Total Time20

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cheese ball, Halloween

Servings: Tbls

Calories: 33kcal

Cost: $8

2.5 8 oz. packages cream cheese
1 C cheddar, shredded
1 4 oz. can baby shrimp, drained (OR 1 pkg. nitrate-free bacon, cooked and chopped + 1 Tbls. bacon fat)
1 tbls mayonnaise
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tbls dried parsley
1 tsp dried chives
1 tsp garlic salt
1/2 tsp onion, chopped finely
1-2 drops green food coloring
1 C diced black olives
4 whole black olives
1 dill pickle
2 gluten-free pretzel rods
2 pickled okra
2 long fresh chives
1 hard boiled egg

Mix cream cheese, cheddar, baby shrimp, mayonnaise, lemon juice, dried chives & parsley, garlic salt, chopped onion and a drop or two of green food coloring together until combined
With your hands, shape mixture into a Frankenstein head cheese ball with a flat top and square head
Add diced black olives to the flat top for hair making sure to do little triangles in the front for a real Frankenstein hair look
Slice the hard boiled egg and remove the yolk then place two white rings just under the front of the hair for eyes
Place 2 slices of black olive in the middle of each egg ring for the eye pupils
Insert pickle for a nose
Push pretzel rods into each side for the "bolts"
Slice an olive in half and put on half on each pretzel rod, or you can put a whole olive on each
Place one okra on each side for ears
Finally, use the long chives for a mouth and eyebrows creating a zig zag shape

You can store this in the refrigerator for up to three days. Just be sure to replace the pretzel rods before serving as they will get soggy.