Spider Cheeseball & Other Spookactular Halloween Fun Foods with Olives!
OCTOBER 28, 2011 BY SARA @MOMENDEAVORS
Do you like black olives? We LOVE them! Like, a lot! They’re a must-have on the relish tray at every family holiday get together. Yes, every. Really. The kids love them too. They’re SO tasty, and seriously what other food can you put onto all 5 of your fingers & pop off to eat?! Fun!
And, if you’ve been around the blog, you know that I also love making “fun foods”/“edible crafts”! So, when the California Olive Committee contacted me and asked if I’d create a “spooktacular” Halloween recipe/craft with their California Black Ripe Olives, I couldn’t say no!
My mind was immediately full of ideas as the black color is PERFECT for Halloween!
Spider Cheeseball
Ingredients:
*Recipe adapted from A Southern Fairytale (if you like football, you should totally check hers out!!!
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Cheeseball:
- 2 (8 oz) packages of cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 C shredded cheese blend (I used a mix of sharp, colby jack, and monterey cheddar)
- 3/4 C fresh shredded parmesan cheese
- 1/2 C mayonnaise
- 2 T garlic & onion chives, chopped (you could do green onions instead, but we had chives in the garden)
- 2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp garlic powder
Spider:
- 3–5 cans black olives (depending on cheeseball size & olive size)
- wooden skewers (I used 4, each cut into smaller pieces)
- pimento (for eyes)
Directions:
First up, make the cheeseball.
Bat Bites
As a former biology teacher, it’s no surprise that I like the creepy creatures right?! And, bats definitely qualify (although, they actually are really good to have around!) And, ever since last year, when I saw these little bat bites, I knew I wanted to try them. But, the outside is cracked black pepper–and that wouldNEVER work in our house. So, what to do?! Well, why not black olives?
You’ll just need some of the remaining cheeseball mixutre to make small balls with.
Veggie Jack O’ Lantern
Supplies:
–2–4 1 lb. bags of baby carrots
–2 cans of black olives
- cucumber, broccoli, or celery for the stem
Directions:
Fill a large plate/platter with baby carrots and use black olives to make the face of the jack o’ lantern. Start by outling the spaces for the olives with carrots. Once they are somewhat in place, put one layer of olives down (most of them cut in half). Then to make the platter look fuller & more 3D, add more carrots and a second layer of olives. It made a big difference!
The stem is a cut cucumber.
So, do you like black olives?! Here are some fun olive facts:
Did you know that California olive growers produce more than 95 percent of the black ripe olives grown in the U.S.?! Crazy! These growers operate multi-generational family farms from the inland valleys of California from San Diego County to far north of Sacramento County.
And, did you know that there is a whole site devoted to all these awesome California olives? You can get information on recipes, history, nutrition, and industry on www.CalOlive.org. Pretty cool, huh?!
- And, you can even “like” California Black Ripe Olives on Facebook here.
What Halloween “fun foods” have you been making?
Linked to: *Eighteen25 Halloween Party, *Sundae Scoop, *Made by You Monday
Disclosure: The California Olive Committee provided me with a package of Halloween-themed goodies and a gift card for my olive-creation supplies. My love of olives and fun foods are all my own! ![:)](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sbu-9wkSqnk40bkM_3EcHB6EgfN6hOiQD3TR7PyxnE3S3syXnNlw1-Adcal8QdTzQxWN5Th9oFhF8o9CM64x7ObZjvRIyLNMQwRJi-cLMfzkJpNALdnFdWsS-c-Ufb8XvVF-643XHCBQ=s0-d)
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