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Thanksgiving Turkey Cheeseball
Author: Kami | NoBiggie.net
Ingredients
For the Cheese Ball:
  • 16oz. cream cheese softened
  • 1 packet dry ranch seasoning
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese grated
  • 1/4 cup green onion diced
  • 1 cup bacon cooked and crumbled
For the Turkey Face:
  • 1 pretzel rod large
  • pretzel sticks skinny
  • 1 candy corn
  • edible candy eyes
  • dab of peanut butter
  • parsley as a garnish
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, mix together the softened cream cheese and the dry ranch package.

  2. Add the shredded cheese, diced green onion, and cooked bacon. Mix all together well and then shape into a ball.

  3. Chill for 1 - 2 hours to firm up.

To make it look like a turkey:
  1. To make this cheeseball look like a turkey, use the peanut butter to stick the following to the pretzel rod: candy eyes and the candy corn as a beak. Stand the pretzel rod up by inserting it into the first third of the cheese ball. Add the skinny pretzel sticks to the opposite side of the cheese ball as tail feathers.

  2. Serve with crackers.