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Halloween Mummy Meatballs Recipe

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  • Author: Jessica
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 16 meatballs
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Description

These Halloween Mummy Meatballs are a fun and festive appetizer perfect for spooky celebrations. Juicy precooked meatballs are wrapped in thin crescent roll dough strips to resemble mummies, then baked until golden and crispy. Decorated with pepperoni eyes, they’re a delightful treat to serve with your favorite dipping sauce or over pasta, making them a hit for parties and family gatherings.

Ingredients

Scale

Meatballs

  • 16 precooked meatballs, about 1.5 inches wide

Dough Wrapping

  • 4 crescent roll dough triangles (half a package of 8)

Eyes

  • 3 slices of pepperoni (or alternative eye options like olives, mustard dots, ketchup, or pieces of peppers)

Serving

  • Desired sauce for serving (such as marinara, pesto, alfredo, BBQ sauce, cheese sauce, or sweet and sour)

Instructions

  1. Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 400°F to ensure it’s hot and ready for baking the mummy meatballs.
  2. Prepare Dough Strips: Unwrap the crescent roll dough and cut half of the package (4 triangles) into thin strips approximately 1/4 inch wide. These strips will be used to wrap the meatballs.
  3. Wrap Meatballs: Take one or two strips of dough and gently wrap them around each meatball in a haphazard mummy bandage pattern. Hold one end in place while pulling to slightly stretch the dough, and press it against itself to stick securely. Continue wrapping until all meatballs are covered, adding more strips as needed to create a mummy effect.
  4. Bake Meatballs: Place wrapped meatballs on a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, or until the meatballs are heated through and the dough is golden brown and crispy.
  5. Prepare Eyes: While the meatballs bake, cut out small circles from pepperoni slices using the tip end of a piping tip or a small hole punch to create the mummy eyes.
  6. Attach Eyes: After removing the meatballs from the oven and allowing them to cool slightly, use a small dab of sauce or water to adhere two pepperoni eyes onto each mummy meatball.
  7. Serve: Serve the mummy meatballs warm, either on top of pasta or alongside your choice of dipping sauce for a spooky and delicious Halloween treat.

Notes

  • Frozen, precooked meatballs are ideal for this recipe to keep prep quick and easy. If using raw meatballs, cook them according to package instructions and start wrapping about 15 minutes before they finish cooking.
  • Mini pepperoni can work for eyes but may be a bit large; alternatively use dots of mustard, ketchup, BBQ sauce, pieces of olives, or peppers for creative eye options.
  • Select a dipping sauce that complements your chosen eye decoration. Marinara, pesto, alfredo, BBQ sauce, cheese sauce, or sweet and sour sauce all work well.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 meatball
  • Calories: 120
  • Sugar: 1g
  • Sodium: 320mg
  • Fat: 7g
  • Saturated Fat: 3g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 3g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 8g
  • Fiber: 0.5g
  • Protein: 7g
  • Cholesterol: 30mg

Find it online: https://jessicasrecipes.com/halloween-mummy-meatballs-recipe/