Description
Spooky, creamy, and festive deviled eggs styled as pumpkins, spiders, and eyeballs for the perfect Halloween appetizer. These Halloween deviled eggs are amazing, fun, and perfect for parties, offering a delightful twist on a classic.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and halved, whites and yolks separated
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- Purple food coloring + sliced pimento-stuffed green olives
- Orange food coloring + curly parsley
- Green food coloring + black sesame seeds
- Pitted whole black olives
Instructions
- Mash the egg yolks until smooth.
- Stir in mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, and kosher salt until the mixture is creamy.
- Divide the yolk mixture into four separate bowls.
- Add purple food coloring to one bowl. Fill the egg white halves with this mixture. Top with sliced pimento-stuffed green olives to create eyeball designs for your Halloween deviled eggs.
- Tint another bowl orange. Pipe the filling into the egg white halves. Use a toothpick to draw lines, mimicking pumpkin ridges. Garnish with curly parsley for stems, creating pumpkin Halloween deviled eggs.
- Add green food coloring to the third bowl. Fill the egg white halves and sprinkle with black sesame seeds for an eerie effect, making spooky green Halloween deviled eggs.
- Leave the fourth bowl plain. Fill the egg white halves. Cut pitted whole black olives into bodies and legs to create spiders. Place these olive spiders on top for a creepy finish on your Halloween deviled eggs.
- Chill the finished Halloween deviled eggs for at least 20 minutes before serving to allow the decorations to set.
Notes
- Use older eggs for easier peeling.
- Add food coloring gradually to achieve the desired intensity.
- For cleaner designs, use a pastry bag to pipe the yolk filling.
- Chill the deviled eggs for 20 minutes before serving.
- This recipe is not freezer-friendly.
- Food-safe gel colors are recommended for best results.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 egg half
- Calories: 70
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 1g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 95mg