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    Home » Halloween

    Spooky Eyeball Caprese Bites - Fun Halloween Food

    Oct 22, 2017 · 7 Comments

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    These easy but spooky Eyeball Caprese Bites make great a fun and healthy Halloween party food idea the whole family will love!

    Today I have a really easy healthy Halloween food idea to share - Spooky Eyeball Caprese Bites! This fun Halloween recipe combines the traditional Caprese ingredients of tomato, mozzarella and basil into a spooky snack the whole family will love. This easy recipe is perfect for child friendly Halloween party food and you could even pop them in a lunch box too, for a fun creepy surprise!

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    I haven't posted a lot this month as I've been recovering from a serious shoulder injury that left me temporarily without the use of one arm, but as I've now recovered enough to get in the kitchen (and wield my camera!) I'll be making up for lost time over the next week with a whole host of fun Halloween food ideas and recipes!

    I hope you'll enjoy all the new Halloween recipes I have to share, and don't forget there's also already loads of spooky fun food over in the Halloween food section here on the blog!

    Spooky Eyeball Caprese Bites Recipe - fun and easy Halloween food - perfect for Halloween party food snacks and kids lunch boxes - Eats Amazing UK

    Eyeball Caprese Bites

    Ingredients: 

    • 200g ball mozzarella cheese
    • 8-10 cherry tomatoes
    • basil leaves

    Equipment: 

    • melon baller
    • single hole punch (optional)
    • cocktail sticks

    Method: 

    Using the smaller end of a melon baller, scoop balls of cheese from the mozzarella ball.

    Slice the cherry tomatoes in half, so you end up with the same number of halves as the scooped out mozzarella balls.

    How to make easy tomato and mozarella eyeball caprese bites - Fun and easy healthy Halloween food for kids - Eats Amazing UK

    Wash the melon baller, then use it to scoop the flesh from each cherry tomato half.

    Place a ball of mozarella in each cherry tomato half.

    Using a single hole punch, punch small circles from the basil for the eyeball 'pupils'. If you don't have a hole punch, you could also cut them out by hand with a small pair of clean scissors.

    How to make easy tomato and mozarella eyeball caprese bites - Fun and easy healthy Halloween recipe for kids - Eats Amazing UK

    Place a circle of basil on the top of each 'eyeball'. Pop a cocktail stick into each eyeball, or skewer them in pairs.

    Serve immediately, or cover and store in the fridge until ready to serve.

    Spooky Eyeball Caprese Bites Recipe - fun easy healthy Halloween food - perfect for Halloween party food snacks and kids lunchboxes - Eats Amazing UK

    Note: If you can find mini mozzarella balls they work perfectly for this recipe and will save you a bit of time too. Simply use them in the place of the scooped out mozzarella balls in this recipe.

    If you enjoyed this spooky recipe, you might also like these fun and easy healthy Halloween party food ideas:

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    For more spooky Halloween fun, check out the Healthy Halloween Recipes and Halloween Fun Food sections here on the Eats Amazing blog or pop over and follow my Halloween Pinterest boards for lots more fun ideas from around the web; Halloween Food, Healthy Halloween Food or Halloween Fun.

    Grace

    Spooky Eyeball Caprese Bites Recipe - fun easy healthy Halloween food - perfect for Halloween party food snacks and kids lunchboxes - Eats Amazing UK
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    5 from 4 votes

    Eyeball Caprese Bites

    These easy but spooky Eyeball Caprese Bites make great a fun and healthy Halloween party food snack the whole family will love!
    Prep Time10 minutes mins
    Cook Time0 minutes mins
    Total Time10 minutes mins
    Course: Party Food
    Cuisine: Halloween, Italian
    Servings: 16 bites
    Author: Grace Hall

    Ingredients

    • 200 g ball mozzarella cheese
    • 8-10 cherry tomatoes
    • basil leaves

    Instructions

    • Using the smaller end of a melon baller, scoop balls of cheese from the mozzarella ball.
    • Slice the cherry tomatoes in half, so you end up with the same number of halves as the scooped out mozzarella balls.
    • Wash the melon baller, then use it to scoop the flesh from each cherry tomato half.
    • Place a ball of mozarella in each cherry tomato half.
    • Using a single hole punch, punch small circles from the basil for the eyeball 'pupils'. If you don't have a hole punch, you could also cut them out by hand with a small pair of clean scissors.
    • Place a circle of basil on the top of each 'eyeball'. Pop a cocktail stick into each eyeball, or skewer them in pairs.
    • Serve immediately, or cover and store in the fridge until ready to serve.

    Notes

    Note: If you can find mini mozzarella balls they work perfectly for this recipe and will save you a bit of time too. Simply use them in the place of the scooped out mozzarella balls in this recipe.

    If you enjoyed this fun and healthy Halloween food idea, why not save it to Pinterest so you can easily find it again!

    Spooky Eyeball Caprese Bites Recipe - fun easy Halloween food - perfect for Halloween party food snacks and kids lunch boxes - Eats Amazing UK

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    1. Zoilita says

      October 29, 2017 at 6:32 pm

      Capers for the pupils would be easier & tastier but then not a true capres.

      Reply
    2. TC says

      October 19, 2020 at 7:14 pm

      5 stars
      I do a version of these, but find that it is much easier to use pickled cherry peppers which have been seeded and already have a perfect sized spot to place a mini mozzerella ball. I then top that with a slice of green or black olive for the eye. Not exactly caprese, but I find that people really like the cheese and cherry pepper together.

      Reply
      • Grace Hall says

        October 22, 2020 at 2:05 pm

        Thank you for the suggestion, I love that idea and it would go down much better with my oldest son who isn't a fan of tomatoes!

        Reply
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