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Halloween Deviled Eggs Recipe + BEST Deviled Eggs

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A Halloween deviled eggs recipe topped with spiders, and my recipe for the BEST deviled eggs you will ever eat. A great spooky treat for a Halloween party!

Halloween Deviled Eggs Recipe with Olive Spiders - Easy Halloween Recipe Idea

I love, love deviled eggs. In my humble opinion, a party really isn’t complete without them – including a Halloween party!

I first whipped up this “scary” version of my favorite treat for a friend’s Halloween party and they’ve now become an annual tradition. The olives are a teeny bit of extra effort but totally worth the reaction – such a crowd pleaser! Even though adults love them, they are totally kid-friendly too.
Halloween Deviled Eggs Recipe with Olive Spiders - Easy Halloween Recipe IdeaLet’s talk deviled eggs.

They are one of my favorite foods on the entire planet. If they are on the menu when we are out to eat, I can’t resist ordering them. Chefs are always trying to reinvent the wheel. They come out topped with bacon, smoked, heaped and garnished to the nines. One place even put uni (sea urchinl) on theirs! The sad thing is, they never compare to the deviled eggs I make at home. You just can’t mess with perfection.Halloween Deviled Eggs Recipe with Olive Spiders - Easy Party Idea

My recipe for deviled eggs started as a spoonful of this and a dollop of that, but I’ve been asked for the recipe so much I had to nail down exact measurements. I promise they are absolutely the best deviled eggs you’ll ever have. No gimmicks or trends needed. Well, other than fake spiders I guess. I promise though, you can enjoy this recipe all year round.

Halloween Deviled Eggs Recipe with Olive Spiders - Easy Halloween Recipe Idea

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A Halloween deviled eggs recipe topped with spiders, and my recipe for the BEST deviled eggs you will ever eat. A great spooky treat for a Halloween party!

  • Author: Kelly Egan
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Method: No bake
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Ingredients

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  • 6 eggs, hard-boiled, peeled and sliced in half
  • 1/4 c. mayonnaise
  • 1 1/2 tsp. sweet pickle relish
  • 1 1/2 tsp. yellow mustard
  • 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 six oz. can of whole pitted black olives

Instructions

  1. Separate egg yolks from whites in a medium bowl. Mash the egg yolks, mayonnaise, relish, mustard, garlic and salt.
  2. Scoop even amounts of filling into each egg half. For a cleaner look, use a piping bag to pipe dollops of filling into each egg.
  3. Cut black olives in half for the spider body. Place on egg yolk mixture.
  4. Slice half olives longwise for 4 legs and arrange around olive halves to form a spider.

Notes

Make sure you pick the whole canned black olives, not the pre-sliced ones. The pre-sliced ones are too thick and of course won’t work for the spider body.

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This post is an update from one of my first recipe posts ever – way back in 2012! A few astute readers pointed out that original spiders only had 6 legs! Can you believe I didn’t notice it? I did, in fact, go to medical school and study science in undergrad, but apparently, that doesn’t always translate to being scientifically-accurate in real life. Apologies for the mistake! This post is now updated with new photos that are anatomically correct. I hope you enjoy this Halloween recipe as much as I do!
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August 31, 2020  â€¢  Filed Under: Appetizers, Gluten Free Recipes, Halloween Recipes, Party Recipe Ideas, Recipes, Snacks 21 Comments

Comments

  1. Vita says

    October 31, 2012 at 5:34 am

    I wish I had kids to make this recipe for (adults might think I am a bit nuts for serving them spider-like eggs :D). Looks great indeed 🙂

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      October 31, 2012 at 7:16 am

      I actually took this to a party where there were no kids! Don’t let that stop you!!!

      Reply
  2. marla says

    October 31, 2012 at 7:10 am

    Such a cute and festive idea! Happy Halloween!

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      October 31, 2012 at 7:16 am

      Thanks Marla, you too!

      Reply
  3. Suzanne says

    October 31, 2012 at 8:36 am

    Making these today while the kids are at school. Nice alternative to candy. Thanks for posting this brilliant idea. Good luck in Med school and Happy Halloween!

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      October 31, 2012 at 8:49 am

      Thanks so much! Thanks for visiting!

      Reply
  4. KLFoodBlog says

    October 31, 2012 at 5:07 pm

    These are totally adorable! And we are next to you on Tastespotting. Happy halloween!

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      November 1, 2012 at 10:52 pm

      Thanks neighbor!

      Reply
  5. Betsy @ Desserts Required says

    September 27, 2013 at 8:29 am

    OMG, beyond creative! The olives may be time consuming, but the WOW factor makes the process worthwhile.

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      September 27, 2013 at 9:31 pm

      Thanks! They definitely stole the show!

      Reply
  6. carzcarzcarz.com says

    September 30, 2013 at 12:58 am

    Fabulous, what a website it is! This web site provides
    helpful facts to us, keep it up.

    Reply
  7. Kathy says

    October 23, 2016 at 12:20 pm

    OK, I so have to do this – fiddle with tiny olive pieces – because I’m having a birthday dinner party next Sunday for my husband, born on Halloween! Adorable.

    Reply
    • Kelly Egan - A Side of Sweet says

      October 23, 2016 at 5:30 pm

      Hooray! I’m sure they will be a hit!

      Reply
  8. Shannon says

    October 29, 2016 at 10:03 pm

    Spiders have 8 legs…..!

    Reply
    • Kelly Egan - A Side of Sweet says

      October 30, 2016 at 1:11 pm

      Ha, you are so right! I’ve been meaning to retake these photos to correct my mistake from so many years ago! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Rebecca @ Cooking Therapy says

    August 30, 2017 at 2:20 pm

    Oh this is so creative! I never associate savory foods with Halloween but this might just change my mind 🙂

    Reply
    • Kelly Egan - A Side of Sweet says

      August 30, 2017 at 6:29 pm

      Aren’t they fun!? You definitely should make them!

      Reply
  10. Trudy says

    September 10, 2019 at 9:32 am

    I would love to make these spidery deviled eggs, but I really don’t like olives. Is there something that you think would be a good substitute with which to make the spiders? I also went to medical school, but that was way back in 1980. It seems like a lifetime ago. I’m retired now but love to cook. I am such a grammar and word snob. It’s so sad to hear me scream at the TV when people use incorrect grammar. Anyway, my point is that in your introduction you described a lot of odd things that you had seen on or in deviled eggs. You noted that uni was eel. It is not. Uni is the gonads of the sea urchin. It sounds pretty disgusting to me, but apparently it’s a very expensive and cherished product loved by chefs and foodies alike. Sorry to correct you, but I just can’t help myself. LOL.

    Reply
    • Kelly Egan - A Side of Sweet says

      September 10, 2019 at 6:14 pm

      Oh of course, thanks for catching my mistake! The only black food I can think of is squid ink noodles. Maybe you are more creative than me!

      Reply
  11. Nancy M. says

    September 1, 2021 at 6:44 am

    This looks fabulous!

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  12. Nancy says

    September 3, 2021 at 10:35 pm

    What a fabulous post!! Very interesting.

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