Description
Spooky Monster Eyeball Deviled Eggs with creamy green filling, red veins, and olive pupils— a quick Halloween appetizer that’s equal parts eerie and delicious.
Ingredients
12 large eggs
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
4–6 drops green gel food coloring
2–3 drops red gel food coloring
12 small black olives, sliced
Salt and black pepper, to taste
Paprika, optional
Instructions
1. Pop the eggs in a pot, cover with cold water by an inch, and crank the heat to a boil. Once it’s rolling, cover it, kill the heat, and let them sit 10-12 minutes.
2. Plunge them into an ice bath for 5 minutes to cool down and make peeling easier. Crack and peel under running water if they’re stubborn.
3. Slice each egg lengthwise, scoop the yolks into a bowl, and set the whites on a platter, cut-side up.
4. Mash the yolks with a fork, then mix in the mayo, mustard, vinegar, and green coloring until it’s creamy and bright. Add a pinch of salt and pepper—thin it with a splash of water if it’s too thick.
5. Spoon or pipe that green goodness back into the whites, piling it up for that bulging eyeball look.
6. Stick an olive slice in the center of each for the pupil.
7. Mix a teaspoon of mayo with 1-2 drops red coloring for the veins. Use a toothpick or tiny piping tip to draw those red lines out from the pupil.
8. Chill for 10 minutes to set, then dust with paprika if you want that extra gory flair.
Notes
I messed around a bunch to get this right. Gel coloring beats liquid hands down—it stays bold even after sitting out a couple hours. The Dijon gives it a zing that pairs great with the mayo, though you can swap it for yellow mustard if your crew likes it milder. Peeling was a headache with fresh eggs until I tried a steam-boil trick—5 minutes of steam after boiling did the trick. The filling feels cool and smooth, with the olive adding a little crunch—kinda like biting into a tasty monster eye!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 halves
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 1g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 200mg