Pumpkin Patch Cheese Balls

Pumpkin Patch Cheese Balls
45 min.
36
70kcal

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Ingredients

  • 0.5 cup butter softened
  • 1.5 cups flour all-purpose
  • drops liquid food coloring red
  • drops liquid food coloring yellow
  • 0.3 teaspoon ground pepper red
  • ounce pimiento-stuffed olives drained
  • tablespoons pinenuts 
  • ounce garlic cheese roll 

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • baking sheet
  • baking paper
  • oven
  • knife
  • blender

Directions

  1. Bake pine nuts in a shallow pan at 350, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes or until toasted; cool.
  2. Stir together butter and food colorings in a large bowl.
  3. Add flour and red pepper; cut in cheese with a pastry blender until mixture is blended. Shape into a large ball using hands.
  4. Press 1 tablespoon mixture around each olive. Using dull side of a paring knife, score cheese balls with vertical lines to resemble pumpkins. Chill 1 hour.
  5. Bake on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet at 400 for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden.
  6. Place 1 pine nut into each cheese ball to resemble stem.
  7. Serve immediately or at room temperature, or freeze up to 1 month.

Nutrition Facts

Calories70kcal
Protein5.07%
Fat68.63%
Carbs26.3%

Properties

Glycemic Index
2.97
Glycemic Load
2.88
Inflammation Score
-1
Nutrition Score
1.2708695667755%

Flavonoids

Luteolin
0.03mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:69.84kcal
3.49%
Fat:5.46g
8.4%
Saturated Fat:1.6g
9.99%
Carbohydrates:4.71g
1.57%
Net Carbohydrates:4.36g
1.59%
Sugar:0.07g
0.07%
Cholesterol:5.14mg
1.71%
Sodium:141.52mg
6.15%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:0.91g
1.81%
Manganese:0.08mg
4.23%
Vitamin B1:0.04mg
2.96%
Vitamin A:140.38IU
2.81%
Selenium:1.82µg
2.6%
Folate:9.93µg
2.48%
Vitamin E:0.37mg
2.45%
Vitamin B3:0.35mg
1.73%
Vitamin B2:0.03mg
1.69%
Iron:0.3mg
1.67%
Fiber:0.35g
1.39%
Copper:0.02mg
1.08%
Source:My Recipes