Deviled Egg Eyeballs
These Deviled Egg Bloody Eyeballs are naturally colored and made with only a handful of ingredients – and these sure would make one bloody awesome Halloween appetizer!
Happy Halloween Y’all!
This year has zoomed by so fast that I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that today is actually October 31st; the fact that it is 85 degrees here in Hotlanta doesn’t help either!
I’m hoping you have all sorts of ghoulish parties to attend or trick or treating to do – as for my daughter and I, why we are camping out in front of the telly armed with scary movies and creepy snacks like these Bloody Eyeballs!
I first made these eyeballs for my daughter last year when she decided to forgo our Halloween trick or treating shenanigans in favor of scary movies and creepy snacks at home…and I had couldn’t help reminiscing…
In the neighborhood I used to take my daughter trick-or-treating in, just about every house went all out. There was this one house that had scary music playing and smoke filling the yard and if you were brave enough to walk up to the door and ring the bell, you were greeted by Mr. and Mrs. Frankenstein!
Then there was this other house that had a haunted house – in their front yard! Trick or treaters would be so spooked by that haunted house that most times they’d run out of it and run off, completely forgetting to collect their “treats” in the process!
There was yet another house that had a graveyard in their front yard – and… scattered among the plethora of R.I.P. gravestones were battery operated creepy crawlies, hands coming out of the ground and people popping out of their graves!
But, from all these houses, my favorite one was the one that had a buffet laid out.
On one side of their garage, these foodie-folks would have a table set out with every kind of candy imaginable for the kids to help themselves to and on the other side of their garage, they had a table set up for the parents who were braving the night.
And boy-oh-boy did they go all out! One year there was chili with hot dogs and cornbread. Then another year they were grilling chicken and you could have your pick of coleslaw or potato wedges.
And then there was this other time when they had their table decked out with a smorgasbord of Halloween appetizers like asparagus and bacon mummies, mummies-in-a-blanket, meatball and chip bats, a skull cheese-ball with witch fingers to dip into it with, and bloody deviled eggs made devilish with ketchup and mustard.
Yes – it was their bloody deviled eggs that inspired these Deviled Egg Bloody Eyeballs. However, I did not use ketchup and food coloring like they did.
I also skipped on the mayo that goes into most deviled eggs. What I did use for the coloring were beets, which- when mixed with spicy mustard and paprika, made for a deviled egg even my traditional-deviled-egg-obsessed teen daughter approved of! While these might not be the prettiest deviled eggs around, they sure are a heck of a tasty, healthy alternative!
What are the ingredients needed to make these deviled egg eyeballs?
To make these spooky deviled egg eyeballs you will need:
- Eggs
- Beet puree
- Spicy brown mustard
- Paprika
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Black olives
- Hot sauce (or try making this spicy hot pepper sauce)
- Parsley and pepper flakes
How to Make Deviled Egg Eyeballs
- Hard boil the eggs for 12 minutes.
- Once cooled and peeled, cut them in half and place the yolks in a bowl.
- To this bowl, add 2 tablespoons beet puree, spicy mustard, paprika, salt, and pepper and mix well
- Pipe beet-egg-mustard mix into egg whites.
- Top each filled egg with an olive slice.
- Place a small drop of hot sauce into the open part of the olive.
- With the other 2 tablespoons of beet puree, decorate to look like bloody-veins.
- Garnish with parsley and pepper flakes and enjoy!
This recipe first appeared on FoodFanatic – for more recipes like this or more recipe ideas and inspiration, please visit FoodFanatic.com
Want something sweet after? The How about these Bloody Beet Bowls (with edible bowls and spoons)?
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Ingredients
- 5 Eggs
- 4 tablespoons Beet Puree Divided
- 2 tablespoons Spicy Brown Mustard
- 1 teaspoon Paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper
- Sliced Black Olives
- Hot Sauce like El Yucateco Black Label
- Parsley and Pepper Flakes For garnish
Instructions
- Hard boil the eggs for 12 minutes.
- Once cooled and peeled, cut them in half and place the yolks in a bowl.
- To this bowl, add 2 tablespoons beet puree, spicy mustard, paprika, salt, and pepper and mix well
- Pipe beet-egg-mustard mix into egg whites.
- Top each filled egg with an olive slice.
- Place a small drop of hot sauce into the open part of the olive.
- With the other 2 tablespoons of beet puree, decorate to look like bloody-veins.
- Garnish with parsley and pepper flakes and enjoy!
Notes
- Older eggs work better for boiling, they peel easier. Try to use eggs you've had for at least a week.
So clever and SO awesome! What a showstopper for entertaining!! Thanks for sharing!
These are so spooky and fun!
These are absolutely fabulous. I love how gory they look and yet so delish.
What a fun addition to a halloween party buffet! I wish I was having a party so I could make these.
No way! What a fun Halloween treat. I love that you beetified these deviled eggs…couldn’t be more perfect for this time of the year! ๐ Now let’s talk about your neighborhood. I clearly know where I need to be trick or treating now…that sounds like my kind of festivities. But I love (LOVE!) the idea of giving treats to parents, too. I mean it’s hard getting out there and braving the weather (it’s supposed to be in the lower 40’s here tonight)…so parents need treats, too. I might have to steal that idea for a future year. But that would require me to be organized in advance, too. Haha! Happy Halloween, my friend! Boo! (And will you Boo! Lil Shashi Boo for me, too?)
I think I prefer cute and fluffy to scary on Halloween!
Good morning Shashi – happy Monday.The neighbors who made the buffet are my kind of neighbors. It seems we never get a decent dinner on Halloween with all the festivities. Tonight two of my boys have drum and piano lessons in the mix, as well as trick-or-treating and pumpkin carving. Don’t know how we’ll pack it all in. But somehow we will. And I wish we had these deviled egg bloody eyeballs too. You girl, can get more out of a beet than anyone I know. Ha ha. Two things I want you to know today. #1 – I am on a (short) sugar fast that I started a few days ago. I figured I better do it before Halloween starts and the candy gets in the house. I just don’t want to get into it. Thanks for the inspiration. And #2 – my Charlie (10) is going to be ‘Pedro’ of Napoleon Dynamite tonight — complete with wig and “Vote for Pedro” sign. We thought it appropriate with the upcoming election to give folks another choice. Happy Halloween, have a wonderful day. XOXO
last year i made some of these with paleo mayo paprika and olives . LOVE YOURS! i think beets are the better choice. SPOOKY! hehe
I’m shocked, beets from you…LOL No way…LOL these little eye balls are very scary indeed but I bet taste fantastic.
Oh. My. Wow!!!! Or should I say BOO!!!!!! These are absolutely amazing, Shashi! I can seriously almost see these eyes moving. The detailing is incredible! That glint in the pupil is BEYOND. WOW~~~ I just can’t stop saying it! You’ve totally outdone yourself with this spooktacular recipe!
Btw, I totally chuckled about it being 85 degrees in Hotlanta. The weather is really something else there… Haha. Also, a candy buffet???? Whaaaaaaa? I cannot even believe how people controlled themselves! You’d think it’d be like Black Friday at the buffet, with people grabbing everything they could! Haha. Hope you and your fam have a fantastic Halloween my dear. xoxo
This is a genius recipe, Shashi. They look spookily adorable and delicious.
These deviled eggs look incredible Shashi! Such a great Halloween treat! Thank you for sharing!
These are so creepy, Shashi! Like soooooo creepy – I love it! And I love people that go all out for holidays as well. I haven’t seen anyone do something like that for a long time, but I remember there was this one house when I was little where the owner sat on the porch dressed up in rags and bandages, basically looking like part of the decor. Then unsuspecting kids would go up to ring the bell, and he’d jump out of the chair and scare everyone. Bugger got me pretty good a few times there.
Ha! These are so perfectly creepy and spooky for Halloween! We plan to just hang out and hand out candy (although it’s our first time in this house and have no idea how many people are going to come!). We shall see! Happy Halloween friend!
These are perfectly spooky for Halloween! So fun!
So creepy and clever!! I’m pretty sure that I’ll want to make all my deviled eggs this way from now on, no matter what season ๐
This is so creative, Shashi!! quick, easy and spooky recipe. Perfect for a Halloween party
We don’t celebrate Halloween here but if we did I would for sure make these!
These look like such an amazing Halloween treats Shashi.
You always come up with such inspirational recipes, and especially by creatively using every little part of your favourite beets! Ha ha! ๐
OMG. Shashi, these deviled eggs…You nailed it. It’s hilarious. And well…so real. I will never be able to eat eyes…grrr I mean deviled eggs the way I used to do:) But they are definitely delicious. And beets? Yes please!
I want to go trick or treating in that neighborhood. It’s so awesome how everyone is so into Halloween.
this is truly genius!!! i love love your presentation!
WHAT. Seriously, Shashi, I’ve been scouring through my fair share of Halloween-themed treats and these are some of the most creative! I love this idea so much–only 364 days to go until I can make them! xo
So creative idea for Halloween! Love recipe, no artificial food coloring!