In love with The Nightmare Before Christmas and Dessert? Well this Jack Skellington Dessert Cheese Ball is for you! The Pumpkin King is transformed into a frightfully tasty cheese ball for the perfect Halloween party treat!

This post/recipe was created for #HalloweenTreatsWeek! I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions are 100% mine.

There is no doubt that I love The Nightmare Before Christmas. I am a Halloween loving girl and Jack Skellington with his crew of spooky HalloweenTown friends make my spooky heart flutter! So, when it comes to making Halloween desserts and Halloween treats, also make sure to include him!

On my blog you can find Jack Skellington Macarons, Jack Skellington Rice Krispie Treats, Jack Skellington Dipped Oreos, Jack Skellington Chocolate Apples and now this amazing Jack Skellington Dessert Cheese Ball!

What you need for a Jack Skellington Dessert Cheese Ball:

cream cheese, softened
butter, softened
powdered sugar
mini chocolate chips
vanilla extract
sweetened shredded coconut
Chocolate Candy Melts

How to keep the cheese ball shape:

While the cheese ball is in the fridge chilling it can loose its shape if you don’t wrap it, but I like to go a step further and make sure it really keeps the shape by sitting it down into a bowl.

So, once your cheese ball mixture is ready to go into the fridge, lay a piece of plastic wrap on a flat surface and spoon mixture into the center.

Roll and fold cheese ball into a ball, wrapping it in the plastic wrap. Place into a bowl to help it hold its shape.

Place wrapped ball into the refrigerator for at least 2 hours (or overnight)

What to cover the cheese ball in:

I choose shredded coconut for this Jack Skellington Dessert Cheese Ball but you could also try covering it in white chocolate chips instead!

When you’re ready to serve, just remove cheese ball from fridge and remove plastic wrap.

Place on serving place and cover in shredded coconut.

Melt Chocolate Candy Melts according to package.

Let cool slightly and pour into a piping bag.

Snip a very small hole at the end of the piping bag and use the candy melts to draw Jack’s face onto the cheese ball.

What to serve with the Jack Skellington Dessert Cheese Ball:

You can really serve anything you want with this Jack Skellington Dessert Cheese Ball but I picked out these bone shaped graham crackers and they were perfect! I mean they go perfect with the “Bone Daddy” dessert haha.

I just dipped them in the chocolate candy melts and then drizzled them with some white chocolate candy melts to make them match Jack!

I love how this Jack Skellington Dessert Cheese Ball turned out and I know he will be making an appearance at out Halloween dinner party this year!

Jack Skellington Dessert Cheese Ball

Jack Skellington Dessert Cheese Ball Recipe

Created by Angie on October 3, 2019

Yield: 24

Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
6 ounces Chocolate Candy Melts

Instructions

In a large bowl, use an electric mixer and mix together cream cheese and butter until smooth
Mix in powdered sugar! Mix well.
Add in vanilla and add 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips. Mix Well
Lay a piece of plastic wrap on a flat surface and spoon mixture into the center.
Roll and fold into a ball, wrapping it in the plastic wrap. Place into a bowl to help it hold its shape.
Place wrapped ball into the refrigerator for at least 2 hours (or overnight)
When ready to serve remove cheese ball from fridge and remove plastic wrap.
Place on serving place and cover in shredded coconut.
Melt Chocolate Candy Melts according to package.
Let cool slightly and pour into a piping bag.
Snip a very small hole at the end of the piping bag and use the candy melts to draw Jack's face onto the cheese ball.

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Check out the amazing #HalloweenTreatsWeek recipes from our bloggers today!

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Gooey Halloween Brownie Cups from Desserts Required
Ghost Hi Hat Cupcakes from Sweet ReciPEAs
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Sanderson Sisters Cocktails from Love & Confections
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“When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers ‘tis near Halloween.”

For the 2nd annual #HalloweenTreatsWeek event we have 41 fantastically talented bloggers that are sharing their favorite Halloween recipes throughout the week! There are going to be over 160 Halloween themed recipes shared during this year’s #HalloweenTreatsWeek and we can’t wait for you to see them all! Follow the hashtag #HalloweenTreatsWeek on social media and look at the bottom of each post to see all of the Halloween recipes that we’re sharing!

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Disclaimer: These posts and recipes are part of the week-long event, #HalloweenTreatsWeek but all opinions are 100% mine! We would like to Thank our amazing sponsors: Dixie Crystals, Adam’s Extract, Wilton, Sweets and Treats Shop, Treat Street USA and Litehouse! These wonderful sponsors provided the prize packs for our giveaways and also sent samples and products to the #HalloweenTreatsWeek bloggers to use in their recipes.