Description
Celebrate Halloween with these spooky and colorful Halloween Deviled Eggs. This recipe features four fun variations including eyeball, pumpkin, spooky green, and spider-themed deviled eggs that are perfect for parties or festive gatherings. Easy to prepare with common ingredients and simple decorating techniques, these deviled eggs bring a creative twist to a classic appetizer.
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 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 the mixture with a fork until well combined.
- Divide filling: Decide how many varieties of Halloween deviled eggs you want to make. For all four, divide the yolk filling into four smaller bowls and set aside 6 egg whites for each variety. Adjust division if making fewer varieties.
- Make Eyeball Deviled Eggs: Stir purple food coloring into one portion of the yolk mixture a few drops at a time until the desired color is reached. Fill 6 egg whites with this purple yolk mixture. Slice pimento-stuffed green olives crosswise into pieces resembling eyeballs and top each egg with a slice.
- Make Pumpkin Deviled Eggs: Stir orange food coloring into the next portion of the yolk mixture gradually until the desired orange color is obtained. Fill 6 egg whites with this orange mixture. Using a toothpick, create lines in the filling to mimic pumpkin creases. Garnish with a small piece of curly parsley to represent the pumpkin stem.
- Make Spooky Green Deviled Eggs: Mix green food coloring into another portion of the yolk mixture until the desired green hue is achieved. Fill 6 egg whites with the green yolk mixture. Sprinkle black sesame seeds on top for texture and visual appeal.
- Make Spider Deviled Eggs: Use the remaining plain yolk mixture to fill 6 egg whites without adding food coloring. Slice black olives to create spider bodies and legs by cutting olives in half crosswise or lengthwise and thinly slicing olive halves. Arrange the olive pieces on top of the eggs to resemble spiders.
Notes
- Use gel food coloring for more vibrant yolk colors without adding extra liquid.
- Hard boil eggs the day before for easier peeling.
- Adjust food coloring quantity based on desired intensity of yolk colors.
- Parsley stems work well for pumpkin stems, but chives can be a substitute.
- Black sesame seeds add a crunchy texture and enhance the spooky look.
- Keep deviled eggs refrigerated until serving to maintain freshness.
- Use a piping bag or plastic bag with a corner snipped off for neater filling if desired.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 deviled egg
- Calories: 70 kcal
- Sugar: 0.5 g
- Sodium: 160 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 1 g
- Fiber: 0.1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 120 mg
