Description
Create a spooky and fun Halloween appetizer with these Spooky Spiderweb Deviled Eggs. Hard boiled eggs are cracked and dyed with black food coloring and soy sauce to create eerie spiderweb patterns, then filled with a creamy, flavorful yolk mixture and topped with olive ‘spiders’ for a creepy and delicious party treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Eggs and Dye Mixture
- 6 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- black food coloring (gel or liquid)
Yolk Filling
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika (optional)
Garnish
- black olives (for spider garnish, optional)
Instructions
- Boil the eggs: Place the eggs in a saucepan and cover them with cold water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Once boiling, cover the pan, remove it from the heat, and let the eggs sit for 10 minutes to cook through.
- Cool and crack shells: Drain the hot water and cool the eggs under cold running water. Once cooled, gently crack the shells all over without peeling, to allow the dye to seep through and create spiderweb patterns.
- Prepare dye mixture and marinate eggs: In a bowl, combine water, black food coloring, and soy sauce. Place the cracked eggs into this dye solution and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or preferably overnight, to develop the spooky spiderweb effect on the eggshells.
- Peel and halve eggs: After dyeing, carefully peel the eggs to reveal the spiderweb designs. Slice each egg in half lengthwise and remove the yolks into a mixing bowl.
- Make the yolk filling: Mash the yolks with mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and smoked paprika if using, until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
- Fill the egg whites: Spoon or pipe the yolk mixture back into the egg white halves, neatly filling the centers to form deviled eggs.
- Garnish with olive spiders: For a spooky touch, slice black olives to create tiny spider shapes and place them on top of each deviled egg.
Notes
- Use gel food coloring for more vibrant and defined spiderweb patterns.
- You can prepare the eggs and filling a day ahead and assemble just before serving to save time.
- The black olive spiders are optional but add a fun and creepy Halloween decoration.
