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These Halloween finger foods are a festive appetizer, snack, or main course perfect for the kids, though adults always enjoy them, too.
Sliced sausages are rolled with pizza dough and topped with candy eyes to create spooky finger, bone, and mummy shapes. Serve them on their own or with pizza sauce for dipping!ย
Halloween is one ofย myย favorite holidays simply because of how much fun I have in the kitchen. Every year,ย Iย prepare a variety of festive food likeย myย Halloween potato fries, Halloween cheese ball, andย Halloween chocolate apples.ย With so many options,ย Iย tend to rotate through different recipes each year, but these little bites are one item that everyone inย myย home requests again and again.ย
Recipe Tip
Add plastic spiders for a spooky effect, and serve!
Theyโreย the perfect addition to a Halloween charcuterie board, lunchboxes, and parties, providing a delicious savory option to break up all the sweets.
Halloween Finger Foods Ingredients
Please be sure to scroll down to the recipe card below for the complete details!
- Pizza dough: I use a ready-to-bake rectangular sheet from the fridge section.
- Sausages: I prefer Frankfurter sausages for this recipe.
- Egg: Whisk together to brush onto the sausage rolls before baking.
- Candy eyes: Buy these online or in baking shops. You can omit or even make them yourself with dark and white chocolate.
How to Make Halloween Finger Foods
- Preheat the oven to 190ยฐC / 374ยฐF and get started on the bone rolls: Halve the sausages. Roll the sausage halves into a rectangular piece of dough 2 cm (1 inch) wider than the sausage. Shape four balls of dough, and secure two at each end.
- To make the finger rolls trim a sausage into three pieces. Roll the sausage into a rectangular piece of dough slightly wider than the sa
- For the mummy rolls, cut a sausage into three pieces. Place the sausages onto dough rectangles that are about 1-2 cm (0.4-0.8 inch) wider and longer. Fold the dough over the sausages at the top and bottom, and twist along the sides. Trim long thin strips of dough and wrap it around the mummies.
- Brush the sausage rolls with egg wash, bake for 12-15 minutes until golden, and top with candy eyes.
Tips for Success
- The sausage rolls are best on the same day.
- Wait to top the candy eyes onto the sausage rolls until after baking.
- Donโt skip on the egg wash for that glossy sheen.
Possible Variations
- Pizza dough: Crescent dough or readymade rolled puff pastry (do keep an eye on the baking time, as it may differ slightly).
- Sausages: Use any chicken, beef, vegan, or pork sausages you like.
- Egg wash: Swap for milk, cream, melted butter, maple syrup, or oil.
- Candy eyes: Use a dollop of mayo and black sesame seeds instead.
- Presentation: Add ketchup details onto the sausage rolls before baking for a spookier touch.
Best Served with
- Red dips and sauces: Tomato salsa, chili sauce, barbecue sauce, or ketchup.
- Other: Chutney, HP sauce, mustard, guacamole, hot honey, soy sauce, or mayo.
- Otherย Halloween appetizers: Skullย toast,ย spiderย treats,ย mozzarellaย eyeballs, or mummyย hot dogs.
How to Store Leftovers
Keep them in an airtight container in the fridge. Enjoy them with 2 days.
FAQs
Preheat your oven to 100ยฐC (212ยฐF). Place the rolls in an oven-safe dish and warm them up for 5-8 minutes until heated through.
Yes, you can freeze them for up to three months. To reheat give them about 20 minutes in a preheated oven set to 100ยฐC (212ยฐF).
They are definitely best on the same day.
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Recipe at a Glance
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Servings: 10 rolls
Halloween Finger Foods
Equipment
Ingredientsย
- 4 sausages, long
- 280 grams storebought pizza dough, 1 roll
- 1 egg, beaten
- 14 candy eyes
Instructionsย
- Turn on the oven to 190ยฐC / 374ยฐF.
Sausage Roll Bones:
- Halve two sausages.
- Trim the pizza dough into a long rectangular strip an inch wider than the length of the sausage to each side.
- Roll the sausage into the dough.
- Shape four spheres of dough.
- Stick two spheres at each end of the roll.
- Use your fingers to expand the dough sticking out at each side and press the dough between the spheres to hold it together.
- Repeat at the other end.
- Place the sausage roll bones on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
- Use a pastry brush to top them with the egg wash (beaten egg).
Sausage Roll Fingers:
- Cut a sausage into thirds.
- Trim pizza dough into a strip that is 1 cm (0.4 inch) wider than the length of the sausages to each side.
- Roll the pieces of sausage into the dough.
- Cut off the excess dough.
- Secure the edges and smooth the dough over the top and bottom of the โfingerโ.
- Use a sharp knife to shape a nail at one end of the sausage roll.
- Trim finger creases with a knife.
- Place the sausage roll fingers on a lined baking tray.
- Top with an egg wash.
Mummy Sausage Rolls:
- Cut a sausage into thirds.
- Trim pizza dough into three rectangles that are 1-2 cm (0.4-0.8 inch) wider than the width and length of the sausages.
- Lift the dough over the sausage at both ends and twist the dough to secure it along each side of the sausage.
- Trim long, thin strips of dough to wrap around the mummies, leaving a space free for the eyes.
- Place the mummies on a lined baking tray and top with an egg wash.
To bake:
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until they are golden.
- Once cool, top with candy eyes. You can use a bit of water or edible glue to make them stick.
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Nutrition
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