Spooky Eyeball Meatballs Halloween Finger Food
If you and your family love Halloween-themed food, you’ve got to SEE this idea! Make these cute but also spooky eyeball meatballs to serve at your next Halloween party.
We love getting into the Halloween spirit by making Halloween food for Halloween evening or themed parties.
We’ve had some pretty good ones over the years, too! My kids love the Zombie Guts Cinnamon Rolls and my yummy Dirt Pudding Cups.
I love our Bone Breadsticks with Blood Sauce!
And my husband loves the savory stuff. He goes for these Mummy Jalapeno Poppers or these yummy eyeballs.
I think you can serve all these Halloween themed food ideas to make the best spooky dinner!
Eyeball meatballs are the perfect type of dish you’d want to serve up anytime during the Halloween season! They are frightfully delicious and have that perfect spooky flair that will make everyone do a double-take before diving in to enjoy them!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe:
- It’s super easy to make – Just a bit of mozzarella cheese and a slice of black olives turns ordinary meatballs into a spooky finger food that will have everyone groaning with delight!
- Easy to customize – You can use homemade meatballs, already prepared meatballs, and change up the flavors so it’s always new and different!
- Perfect Halloween food – easy, delicious, spooky, and fun – what more could you ask for?
Ingredients Needed
You only need 3 ingredients to make these fun, spooky eyeballs!
- Fully cooked meatballs
- Mozzarella pearls
- Sliced olives
- Toothpicks
How To Make Eyeball Meatballs
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and prepare the baking sheet.
- Slice the olives if they aren’t already sliced.
- Bake meatballs for 15-18 minutes, and remove from the oven.
- Add a mozzarella pearl on top of each meatball.
- Put the meatballs back in the oven, and bake for another 2 minutes.
- Place an olive slice on top of each meatball.
- Serve warm with barbecue sauce, marinara sauce, pasta sauce, or your favorite dipping sauce.
Eyeball Meatballs Expert Notes and Tips
- You can make these eerie meatballs in less time in the Air fryer! Cook them at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
- You can buy olives that are already sliced, or you can slice them yourself.
- You can make your own favorite meatballs or save time by using pre-made meatballs.
- Make the eyeballs look bloodshot by adding thin streaks of marinara sauce or barbecue sauce.
- If you or the kids prefer green olives instead of black olives in this recipe.
Meatball Eyeballs Storage
If you have any of these spooky meatballs leftover, you can store them for up to 3 days in an airtight container in the fridge.
More Fun Halloween Bites To Try
If you love these Halloween meatballs, you’ll also love these ideas too!
- Breakable Halloween Mummy Candy Bombs
- Wicked Witch Cupcakes
- Mummy Cupcakes
- Pumpkin Cake Pops
- Witch Hat Cookies
- Witches Cauldron Easy Halloween Cake Pops
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Eyeball Meatballs
Ingredients
- 32 oz bag of fully cooked meatballs
- 8 oz mozzarella pearls
- 6 oz can of olives
- Toothpicks (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, or the temperature it calls for on the back of your meatballs, if not using the same brand.
- If your olives are not slides already, slice them.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and place the meatballs on the baking sheet, in a single layer.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes, and remove from the oven.
- Set a mozzarella pearl on top of each meatball. *Optional: hold mozzarella pearl in place with a toothpick to ensure it doesn’t slip off.
- Return to the oven, and bake for an additional 2 minutes.
- Remove the toothpicks from the mozzarella pearls, and place a sliced olive on top, pushing the mozzarella pearl down slightly.
- Serve warm with barbecue sauce, or your favorite dipping sauce.
