Halloween Deviled Eggs Recipe
Our easy, festive Halloween Deviled Eggs are such a fun appetizer to bring to your Halloween party! We have four different varieties to choose from. Make one or make them all, and watch them disappear from the table!
Spooky Fun With Deviled Eggs For Halloween That Everyone Will Love
If you’re looking for a Halloween deviled eggs recipe to serve at a party or just round out your family’s dinner before trick-or-treating, you’ve come to the right place!
We are such Halloween people. From the crisp weather to the festive fun that happens in almost every neighborhood, we are here for it. These spooky deviled eggs are one of our favorite dishes to take along to a party. With sweets being such a big part of the menu, it’s nice to have something savory and surprising to serve to hungry partygoers.
They’re creepy, they’re classic, and they’re incredibly easy to make. Think of them as your favorite deviled eggs, dressed up for Halloween with a little food coloring and a few eerie garnishes. No eye of newt required.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe For Halloween Deviled Eggs
- Only a few ingredients. Just add three pantry items to the egg yolks to make the filling, and then buy a few simple things for decorating.
- Spooky deviled eggs that actually TASTE GOOD. Nothing fancy, but just a great creamy deviled egg filling with a little kick of Dijon in it.
- They come together really fast. The spiders involve some knifework, but the other varieties require little to no effort to achieve a creepy and cute look that everybody will want to snap a photo of.
Deviled Eggs Halloween Ingredients
A full recipe card, including exact ingredient amounts, appears at the bottom of this post.
- hard-boiled eggs – the star of the show. See the section called “Deviled Eggs for Halloween Tips for Success” below to find out how we make perfect hard boiled eggs every single time.
- mayonnaise – the creamy, rich element that binds the yolk mixture together.
- Dijon mustard – this adds a tangy and slightly spicy flavor to the filling without being overwhelming.
- salt – seasons the filling.
- food coloring – you’ll need a variety of colors of gel food coloring to decorate the eggs.
- olives – both pimento-stuffed green olives and pitted whole black olives come into play for decorating.
- parsley – we’ll use bits of curly parsley for the “stem” for the pumpkin deviled eggs.
- black sesame seeds – these are sprinkled on top of the green spooky deviled eggs to mimic the appearance of bug eggs.
How To Make Deviled Eggs For Halloween
Start with your favorite deviled egg filling recipe or use the classic one in the recipe box below. You’ll make the filling exactly like a normal deviled egg, but you’ll add food coloring at the end.
From there, it’s a matter of topping your eggs with a few simple toppings to make them spooky. We’ll walk you through each variety below.
- BOIL AND COOL. Start by hard-boiling your eggs. Place them in a large pot, cover with water, bring to a boil, then turn off the heat and let them sit, covered, for 10 minutes. Cool them down in an ice bath, then peel.
- MAKE THE FILLING. Cut the peeled eggs in half and scoop the yolks into a bowl. Add the mayo, mustard, salt, and pepper. Mash and stir until smooth. Add food coloring to dye the yolk mixture to make it a vibrant orange or ghoulish green, whatever fits your party theme.
- ASSEMBLE. Use a small spoon or pipe the yolk filling back into the egg whites. See instructions below for each of the different types of spooky deviled eggs we’ve dreamed up.
- SERVE AND SCARE! Arrange your deviled eggs Halloween style on a black tray or among mini pumpkins for a full spooky effect. Serve chilled.
Deviled Eggs For Halloween Variations
Pumpkin Deviled Eggs
- Stir orange food coloring into the egg yolk mixture.
- Fill the egg whites with the orange yolk mixture.
- Use a toothpick to make lines in the yolk mixture that resemble the creases on a pumpkin.
- Use a small piece of parsley to make the pumpkin “stem.“
Eyeball Deviled Eggs
- Stir purple food coloring into the egg yolk mixture.
- Fill the egg whites with the purple yolk mixture.
- Slice pimento-stuffed green olives crosswise into pieces resembling eyeballs.
- Top each egg with an olive slice.
Spider Deviled Eggs
- Fill egg whites with egg yolk mixture (you don’t need to add food coloring for this variety).
- Use a sharp knife to cut black olives into “spider” parts by cutting olives in half crosswise or lengthwise and using one or both halves to make the spider bodies.
- Cut remaining olives in half lengthwise and then thinly slice olive halves crosswise to make the legs.
- Arrange spiders on top of eggs.
Green Spooky Deviled Eggs
- Stir green food coloring in the egg yolk mixture.
- Fill the egg whites with the green yolk mixture.
- Sprinkle eggs with black sesame seeds.
Scary Deviled Eggs Home Chef Tips
- Gel food coloring works best for these Halloween eggs, as the color is more intense, and it doesn’t add as much wetness to the filling.
- Experiment with different colors and designs to make this Halloween deviled eggs recipe uniquely yours!
- Add a dash of hot sauce to the filling to kick it up a bit.
- Our favorite kitchen gadget for perfect hard boiled eggs is the Cuisinart egg cooker (affiliate link). It makes perfect hard boiled (or soft boiled!) eggs EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. We’re normally not into too many gadgets, but making hard boiled eggs frustrated us a lot until we bought this little appliance. We cannot recommend it enough!
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How To Serve Halloween Deviled Eggs
You can make all four varieties of these Halloween deviled eggs and serve them on a large Halloween-themed tray or spooky plate.
Or, you can make one variety and include it as part of a larger Halloween Food Ideas platter.
How To Store Halloween Deviled Eggs
To store any leftover Halloween eggs, be sure to cover them tightly with plastic wrap. Leaving deviled eggs exposed to air dries them out and makes them inedible very quickly.
How Long Do Deviled Eggs Last?
Once the deviled eggs are prepared, they can be kept in the refrigerator up to two days.
While they CAN be refrigerated up to two days, it’s best to eat these deviled eggs soon after they’re prepared. Especially because the food coloring can weep into the white of the egg.
We suggest eating these Halloween deviled eggs the same day they’re made or refrigerating them for just one night for optimal flavor and appearance.
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Ingredients
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
- Place egg yolks in small bowl and use fork to crush until no large chunks remain. Add mayonnaise, mustard and salt; stir with fork until well combined.
- Decide how many different varieties of Halloween deviled eggs you want to make. If you want to make all 4 varieties, divide the yolk filling into 4 separate small bowls and set aside 6 whites for each variety. You can also choose to do just 1 or 2 varieties – just divide the yolks and whites accordingly.
For Eyeball Deviled Eggs:
- Stir purple food coloring into egg yolk mixture a few drops at a time until desired color is achieved.
- Fill egg whites with purple yolk mixture.
- Slice pimento-stuffed green olives crosswise into pieces resembling eyeballs.
- Top each egg with a slice of olive.
For Pumpkin Deviled Eggs:
- Stir orange food coloring into egg yolk mixture a few drops at a time until desired color is achieved.
- Fill egg whites with orange yolk mixture.
- Use a toothpick to make lines in the yolk mixture that resemble the creases on a pumpkin.
- Garnish with a small piece of parsley to make the pumpkin "stem."
For Spooky Green Deviled Eggs:
- Stir green food coloring into egg yolk mixture a few drops at a time until desired color is achieved.
- Fill egg whites with green yolk mixture.
- Sprinkle eggs with black sesame seeds.
For Spider Deviled Eggs:
- Fill egg whites with egg yolk mixture (you don’t need to add food coloring for this variety).
- Use a sharp knife to cut black olives into “spider” parts by cutting olives in half crosswise or lengthwise and using one or both halves to make the spider bodies.
- Cut remaining olives in half lengthwise and then thinly slice olive halves crosswise to make the legs.
- Arrange spiders on top of eggs.
Lori, I finally learned how to do perfect hard-boiled eggs on the stove top in the last 6 months or so – from the insert in my carton of pasture-raised eggs. Their instructions (in case something happens to your egg cooker) are to start them in cold water, bring to a boil, boil for 10 minutes, and them cool them in ice water. I usually rinse them a couple of times with tap water to cool them down some, before refilling the pot and adding a bunch of ice. This method has made perfect, easy-peel eggs every time, except for once when I did not keep the boil going well enough. I am not at all into Halloween, but I do like your spider deviled eggs.
Thanks for the tip, Susan! I have heard that starting them in cold water is the key. If I’m ever caught somewhere without my cooker, I will be giving this a try! haha.