Halloween Deviled Eggs

INGREDIENTS:

For deviled eggs:

12 large eggs

1/3 cup mayonnaise

2 tsp Dijon mustard or Terrapin Ridge Farms Dill Pickle Mustard

1/2 tsp kosher salt

1/2 freshly ground black pepper

For decorations (each decorates 6 deviled eggs):

Yellow Mummies: 12 capers

Purple One-Eyed Monsters: 6 black or green olive slices + purple food coloring

Orange Pumpkins: 2 chives + orange food coloring

Green Spider's Nest: 1/4 tsp poppy or black sesame seeds + green food coloring

INSTRUCTIONS:

Place 12 large eggs in a large saucepan and add enough cool water to cover the eggs by at least an inch. Bring to a boil over high heat. Remove the pan from the heat. Cover and let eggs sit for 12 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the decorations and an ice water bath.

Chop 2 chives into 1/2-inch pieces to create a stem for the pumpkin eggs.

Using a slotted spoon, transfer the eggs to a work surface. Gently tap each egg on the counter to crack the shell in a few places. Place in the ice water bath for at least 1 minute. Peel the eggs. Cut each egg in half lengthwise.

Carefully squeeze the egg yolks into a medium bowl. Arrange the whites cut-side up in a single layer on a serving platter.

Mash the yolks with a fork until completely crumbled. Add 1/3 cup mayonnaise, 2 teaspoons Dill Pickle Mustard, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Mash into a smooth paste. 

Decorate the eggs:

Yellow mummies, transfer 1/4 cup of the yolk mixture to a small zip or piping bag. Cut a 1/2-inch off one bottom corner of the zip bag or 1/2-inch from the bottom point of the piping bag. Pipe the filling into 6 of the egg white shells. Smooth the filling by gently pressing on it with your fingers. Top each mound of filling with 2 capers to make eyeballs. Scoop 3 more tablespoons of the yolk mixture into a separate bag and snip a 1/4-inch opening. Pipe zigzag lines across the eggs to "wrap" the mummy.

Purple one-eyed monsters, scoop 1/4 cup of the yolk mixture into a small bowl. Add a drop of purple food coloring and mix until fully combined, adding more coloring as needed until purple. Spoon the filling into 6 of the egg white shells. Smooth the filling by gently pressing on it with your fingers. Top each mound of filling with 1 olive slice for an eyeball.

Orange pumpkins, scoop 1/4 cup of the yolk mixture into a small bowl. Add a drop of orange food coloring and mix until fully combined, adding more coloring as needed until orange. Spoon the filling into 6 of the egg white shells. Smooth the filling by gently pressing on it with your fingers. Run the tines of a fork down the filling from top to bottom to create pumpkin ridges. Place a chopped chive at the top of the filling to make a stem.

Green spider’s nest, scoop 1/4 cup of the yolk mixture into a small bowl. Add a drop of green food coloring and mix until fully combined, adding more coloring as needed until green. Spoon the filling into 6 of the egg white shells. Smooth the filling by gently pressing on it with your fingers. Top the filling with 1/4 teaspoon poppy or black sesame seeds.

Enjoy!

*Recipe courtesy of The Kitchn