Halloween Pumpkin Eggs

Halloween Pumpkin Eggs

Halloween is a holiday that many children love because it combines mystery, costumes and treats. On 31 October, people dress up as witches, vampires, ghosts or funny monsters and walk the streets shouting ‘trick or treat!’. Beyond the sweets, it’s also the perfect opportunity to cook as a family. The fun part is preparing dishes that look a little strange but are delicious to eat.

For example, you can turn sausages into monster fingers by cutting them and adding a little ketchup. You can also make pumpkin-shaped eggs or spider eggs with sliced black olives. Halloween then becomes a great cooking laboratory where imagination is the only limit. Between laughter, surprises and funny little scares, this holiday offers children a great opportunity to discover that cooking can also be fun.

Ingredients (serves 4)

  • 4 hard-cooked Columbus eggs (Columbus PicNic or see cooked eggs recipe)
  • 1 tablespoon of ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon of paprika
  • 2 chive sprigs
  • Salt and pepper

Preparation

  • Shell the eggs.​
  • Cut them in half lengthwise.
  • Remove the yolks and put them in a bowl. Arrange the whites in a nice serving dish.
  • Mash the egg yolks with a fork. While mixing, add the mayonnaise, ketchup, paprika, salt and pepper.
  • Using a spoon, stuff the egg whites with the yolk mixture. Round and smooth to form the pumpkin and draw streaks with a knife blade.​
  • Cut the chives into sections to form the tail of the pumpkin and sprinkle with paprika.​

Columbus tip

To save time, you can use our hard-boiled picnic eggs.

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2025-09-12T10:16:50+02:00
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