Prep Time: 60 min.
Turn simple crostini into spooky Halloween bites!
These delicious and healthy cream cheese crostini are topped with fun pumpkins, spiderwebs, and mummies made from cucumber, balsamic glaze, and cheddar slices.
You only need a knife, a heart-shaped cookie cutter, and a piping bag to transform your ingredients into spooky Halloween shapes. Once you figure out how to cut out the shapes, assembling these cream cheese crostini will be a breeze.
The ingredient pairings are classic and healthy, so both kids and adults can enjoy this cute yet terrifying platter.
Tip: Use candy eyes for a quick and easy extra touch that brings the shapes to life, or pipe some extra cream cheese and dot with balsamic glaze for a savory option.
Ingredients
- 1 baguette
- 5 tablespoons cream cheese
- 150 grams red cheddar slices
- 1 cucumber
- 12 candy eyes
- 3 tablespoons balsamic glaze
- piping utensil / bag
- heart-shaped cookie cutter
- toothpick
Instructions
Makes 9.
Instructions for the Pumpkin Crostini:
1. Slice the crostini and top with cream cheese.
2. Shape the pumpkin out of red cheddar slices using a heart-shaped cookie cutter first, then trim with a glass to get the rounded base (I used a Pac-Man cookie cutter).
3. Peel some cucumber for the stem.
4. If you want to add dimension to the pumpkin, as I have done, then you can shape a piece of cheddar for the middle section and two pieces to the side.
5. Place the pumpkin on top of the crostini and add candy eyes.
Instructions for the Mummy Crostini:
1. Slice the baguette and top with cream cheese.
2. Cut a piece of cucumber about as wide as the bread you are using.
3. Peel the cucumber and then cut long rectangular pieces.
4. Slice these pieces into strips.
5. Place two candy eyes on top of the crostini and then top with the cucumber strips.
Instructions for the Spiderweb Crostini:
1. Slice the baguette and top with cream cheese.
2. Squeeze the balsamic glaze into a piping utensil or bag.
3. Pipe three circles onto the bread, one bigger than the next.
4. Drag a toothpick from the center to the edge of the bread to create the web details. I did this eight times.
Arrange all the crostini on a platter and top with plastic spiders.
Notes
The piping utensil I use here is linked in my Shop.
