Description
Spine-chilling Halloween Deviled Eggs bring ghoulish glamour to your holiday spread. Creepy eye-like garnishes and eerie black olive details make these devilish appetizers perfect for haunting Halloween parties you’ll want to serve.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 6 large eggs
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Seasonings and Flavoring:
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- Salt and pepper to taste
Decorative Ingredients:
- Red food coloring
- Black olives
- Green or black olives
- Paprika
- Optional: edible food markers
- Optional: red bell peppers
Instructions
- Gently submerge eggs in a pot of water, ensuring they’re fully covered. Bring to a rolling boil, then remove from heat, cover, and let rest for 12 minutes. Immediately transfer eggs to an ice bath, allowing them to cool completely before carefully peeling.
- Halve eggs lengthwise and delicately extract the yolks. Transfer yolks to a mixing bowl and whip with mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, salt, and pepper until achieving a silky, uniform consistency.
- Elegantly fill egg white cavities with the prepared yolk mixture, using either a spoon or piping bag for precise placement.
- For Bloodshot Eyeball transformation: Utilize red food coloring and a fine-tipped toothpick to meticulously draw wispy, crimson veins radiating from the egg’s center.
- Position a black or green olive slice precisely in the middle to represent the “pupil”, creating an eerily realistic eyeball effect.
- To craft Spider Eggs: Bisect black olives, positioning one half centrally on the yolk mixture as the spider’s body.
- Slice the remaining olive half into delicate, thin strips, strategically arranging them around the “body” to simulate spindly spider legs.
- For Monster Eggs: Employ an edible food marker or finely sliced red bell pepper to construct whimsical facial expressions.
- Experiment with additional garnishes like sliced green olives for eyes and pepper strips to form mouths, unleashing creative Halloween spirit.
- Optional: Lightly dust with paprika for added depth and color. Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes to allow flavors to meld and enhance presentation.
Notes
- Perfecting boiled eggs requires precise timing and immediate cooling to prevent rubbery textures and green rings around yolks.
- Piping yolk mixture creates smoother, more professional-looking deviled eggs compared to traditional spooning methods.
- Swap mayonnaise with Greek yogurt or avocado for healthier, lower-fat alternative that maintains creamy consistency.
- Experiment with different olive varieties and colors to create unique Halloween-themed decorative patterns for more visual excitement.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3
- Calories: 170 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 240 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 2 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 185 mg