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Queso' Lantern

Ingredients

How to make it

  • 1

    Beat cream cheese with electric mixer until creamy and smooth. Add in TOSTITOS® Chunky Habanero Salsa (Hot), cilantro and habanero (or jalapeño) pepper and mix until blended. Add 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese and mix until combined.

  • 2

    Pour cheese mixture onto parchment paper, wet hands and shape into a ball.

  • 3

    Press remaining 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese around ball and wrap tightly with plastic wrap. Stretch rubber bands evenly around ball, forming pumpkin shape. Chill for at least 3 hours and up to 2 days.

  • 4

    When ready to serve, remove entire stem of a bell pepper and cut olives to create two eyes, a nose and a mouth.

  • 5

    Carefully remove rubber bands and plastic wrap. Transfer to a serving plate and press down lightly to flatten. Press a chopstick or wooden skewer into indentation to accentuate the pumpkin shape, if desired.

  • 6

    Add olives to one side to create a face, and top with the bell pepper stem before serving with TOSTITOS® Bite Size Tortilla Chips.

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