Description
These Halloween Deviled Eggs are a festive and fun appetizer perfect for spooky celebrations. Featuring four creative varieties—eyeball, pumpkin, spooky green, and spider—each egg is decorated with vibrant food coloring and garnishes to delight guests of all ages.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Deviled Eggs:
- 12 hard boiled eggs peeled, halved, whites and yolks separated
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
For Decoration:
- Purple food coloring
- Sliced pimento-stuffed green olives
- Orange food coloring
- Curly parsley
- Green food coloring
- Black sesame seeds
- Pitted whole black olives
Instructions
- Prepare the yolk mixture: Place egg yolks in a small bowl and use a fork to crush them until no large chunks remain. Add mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, and kosher salt; stir until well combined to form a smooth yolk filling.
- Divide for varieties: Decide how many Halloween deviled egg varieties you want to make. For all four, divide the yolk mixture into four small bowls and set aside 6 egg whites for each variety. For fewer varieties, adjust yolk and white portions accordingly.
- Eyeball Deviled Eggs: Add purple food coloring a few drops at a time to one bowl of yolk mixture until desired color is reached. Fill egg whites with this purple mixture. Slice pimento-stuffed green olives crosswise into pieces resembling eyeballs and top each egg with a slice.
- Pumpkin Deviled Eggs: Add orange food coloring a few drops at a time to another bowl of yolk mixture until desired color is reached. Fill egg whites with the orange yolk filling. Use a toothpick to make vertical lines in the yolk filling to mimic pumpkin creases. Garnish each with a small piece of curly parsley to represent the pumpkin stem.
- Spooky Green Deviled Eggs: Stir green food coloring a few drops at a time into another bowl of yolk mixture until the desired shade is achieved. Fill egg whites and sprinkle black sesame seeds on top for a spooky effect.
- Spider Deviled Eggs: Use the remaining plain yolk mixture without food coloring. Fill egg whites with the mixture. Cut black olives into halves or slices to create spider bodies and legs, then arrange them on top of the eggs to resemble spiders.
Notes
- Use gel food coloring for more vibrant colors without adding excess liquid.
- Hard boil eggs for about 10-12 minutes to ensure firm yolks.
- Customize garnishes based on availability; capers can substitute for olives if needed.
- Prepare eggs a few hours ahead and refrigerate to enhance flavor blending.
- Be gentle when filling egg whites to maintain smooth edges and prevent breaking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 deviled eggs
- Calories: 140 kcal
- Sugar: 0.5 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 1 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 180 mg
