Crocodile Eyeballs Recipe
🕒 Prep Time: 30 minutes
🍽️ Servings: 20 eyeballs
Ingredients:
- 20 small onions
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 20 pimiento-stuffed olives
Instructions:
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Prepare the Onions:
- Begin by cutting the ends off of one side of the onions, creating a flat surface for stability.
- Carefully remove the inner layers of the onions, leaving the outermost layer intact to resemble an eyeball.
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Fill with Cream Cheese:
- Take the softened cream cheese and fill each prepared onion halfway, creating the “eyeball” base.
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Insert the Olives:
- Insert one pimiento-stuffed olive into each cream cheese-filled onion, ensuring that the pimiento is facing outward to mimic the iris of the eyeball.
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Serve and Enjoy:
- Arrange the crocodile eyeballs on a serving platter and present them at your Halloween party or spooky-themed gathering!
Nutritional Information (Per Serving):
- Calories: 39.6
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5g
- Cholesterol: 12.5mg
- Sodium: 33.6mg
- Carbohydrates: 0.3g
- Fiber: 0g
- Sugar: 0g
- Protein: 0.9g
🎃 Keywords: Halloween, < 30 Mins, For Large Groups, Easy
Recipe Notes:
- These Crocodile Eyeballs are a spooky yet delicious addition to any Halloween party or themed event.
- Feel free to get creative with the presentation by adding red food coloring to the cream cheese for a bloodshot effect, or serving them on a bed of “eyeball” spaghetti for an extra eerie touch!
- Ensure that the onions are small enough to resemble eyeballs but large enough to hold the cream cheese filling and olive securely.
- Experiment with different types of olives or fillings to personalize your crocodile eyeballs according to your taste preferences.
