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4 Comments Looking for a fun and delicious way to serve some deviled eggs this Halloween? These Halloween deviled eggs spiders are fun to make, delicious and will be a favorite at your next Halloween party!
Halloween deviled eggs spiders
Deviled eggs are one of those snacks that tend to be considered old fashioned, but I do believe they are making a come back. And with good reason, because they taste simply delicious and are easy to make too!
What do you need for the deviled eggs spiders?
Now for making these scary eggs you need the following ingredients:
- eggs – I used 10 eggs here but you can use more or less depending on how many guests you’re getting
- olives – for best results you should use black olives
- mayonnaise – any brand will do. Not too sweet
- mustard – I like to use a spicy mustard like dijon here
- tabasco – for more spicyness
- pine nuts – optional
How to make these creepy deviled eggs
Now once you have all the ingredients you boil your eggs until they are firm. It’s best to use fresh eggs to make sure the egg yolk is still in the middle of the egg white. That is not essential but it will make filling the eggs easier later on.
Once boiled, peel all the eggs and slice them length wise into two. Carefully remove the egg yolks and place them in a small bowl. This is easiest done with a small spoon or small fork. They should come out easily.
Season the yolks
Now for the Halloween deviled eggs, it is essential that you egg yolks are nice and creamy. It get’s the smoothest result if you mix all the ingredients with a stick blender. Using a fork will work as well but it might be more difficult to pipe the egg mixture later on.
Make sure to taste the egg mixture too before placing it in a piping bag and getting it back into the eggs.
Making the spiders
For making the spiders you need black olives without stones. Slice a couple of them lengthwise in half. This will be the body of the spider. Give each deviled egg one spider body. The other half of the olive can be sliced in 6 or 8 small strips and those will be the spider legs. Technically a spider has 8 legs but for the purpose of these Halloween deviled eggs spiders you can use 6. Otherwise it might be hard to fit it all in.
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Questions asked about the deviled eggs
No you don’t. It just looks prettier if you use a piping bag with a nozzle attached but you can also spoon the egg yolk filling into the eggs.
Yes you can. If you’ve made then you can keep them in the fridge, but make sure to cover them or place them in an airtight container. Otherwise the egg yolk will dry out. Don’t make them too far in advance either. I would say half a day maximum.
If you don’t like olives you can also make it with puff pastry or maybe some sheets of nori. The black olives do look the best and are easiest to make.
Halloween deviled eggs spiders
Ingredients
- 10 eggs
- 20 black olives without the stones
- 50 gr pine nuts
- 1 twig thyme finely chopped
- 2 tbsp mayonaise
- 1 tsp tabasco
- 1 tsp french mustard
- 1 tsp powdered paprika
- salt and pepper
How to make the deviled eggs
- Take a saucepan and fill it with cold water. Add the eggs and some salt and bring to a boil. Cook the eggs for five minutes and then drain them and cool the eggs in cold water. After cool down, peel the eggs .
- Briefly roast the pine nuts in a skillet (no oil) and then chop them up.
- Slice the eggs lengthwise and remove the egg yolk with a small spoon. Place in a bowl and mash up with a fork.
- Then add the mayonaise, thyme leaves, tobasco and mustard and mix until you have a smooth and creamy egg mixture. Put this in a piping bag.
- Pipe the eggyolk mixture into each sliced egg (in the cup) and sprinkle some chopped pine nuts and powdered paprika on top.
- Finish off by topping with half an olive (sliced lengthwise for the body of the spider) and the second half finely sliced in 6 or 8 pieces (to resemble the legs of the spider).
- Ofcourse you can freely experiment with flavors and herbs for the filling and for an extra 'bloody' dimension add some drops of ketchup on top of the deviled eggs or mix it with the egg yolks .
Notes
- You can make the deviled eggs a few hours in advance. Keep them well covered with plastic wrap in the fridge to prevent discoloration of the eggs
- It’s easy to change the spices used in the egg yolk mixture. You can make them spicier by adding chili powder for instance or leave the mustard out if you’re not a fan.
Nutrition Information per portion:
Disclaimer:
The nutritional values above are calculated per portion. The details are based on standard nutritional tables and do not constitute a professional nutritional advice.
Unfortunately for us in Hawaii we are closer to the equator so we do not plunge into fall darkness like you in the upper hemisphere do. We have our own time zone (Hawaii Standard Time) and we lose about an hour of day light at the most. We only have two official seasons; Winter (November to March, more rain and nighttime temperature might get down to a bone chilling 15.556 C degrees) and Summer (April to October, less rain drier and daytime temperatures never exceed 35 C degrees and our median 365 daily temperature is 25.556 C degrees). Being an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean 2,400 mi from nearest land no snakes live in Hawaii, however we do have the endangered species Hoary Bat and we do have bugs. In the tropics bugs grow big and if they are bright colors they are poisonous. The Hawaiian centipede grows very big plus comes in colors and its sting can kill a small dog or child. We avoid them like the plague. They somehow find a way into your house and find warm places to hide (like your bed). Stomping on them or chopping them up only pisses them off and they attack you. The other creature is Hawaiian scorpions which have a nasty sting. Of course we have plenty of sharks and moray eels in the waters surrounding us so you stay out of brown water run off but still they might mistake you for a seal and chomp down on you while you are swimming or surfing. Such is life in paradise. I will not get into the real Hawaiian ghost and paranormal happenings in Hawaii because it might freak you out. In ten years I’ve become a firm beliver.
The spider eggs are pretty cool but for Dude Food you should get the following books: “Play With Your Food” by Joost Elffers, Publisher; Stewart, Tabori & Chang; ISBN: 1-55670-630-8 (he) and “The Secret Life Of Food” by Clare Crespo and Melcher Media, Inc, Publisher; Hyperion Books For Children New York; ISBN: 0-7868-0846-2
Hi Ken,
Thanks for sharing the Hawaiian scaries. I am a big fan of tales of Pele’s curses, but then again I am on the other side of the world. The safe side 😉
Actually, I don’t think it gets any scarier than Barry Manilow. 😉 These are fun — thanks.
True. Barry Manilow IS scary. Really scary!