If you’re looking for the CUTEST fall appetizer EVER, then look no further than these Deviled Egg Owls! They are surprisingly easy to make (and I’m no Martha), healthy, delicious . . . .and a HOOT! 

Read on to get the recipe and some fun owl facts to further delight your guests:

These deviled eggs that look like owls are the PERFECT appetizer to serve at your fall event, like a Halloween party or Thanksgiving gathering. Likewise, these creative eggs make a memorable dish to bring to a potluck, picnic or when you get that social invitation that says, “bring a dish to share.”  Heck, I’d like to pass out these as Halloween deviled eggs, but think my house might get egged with my own ammunition if I do!

I use a basic deviled egg recipe for these owl eggs (well, not “owl eggs” technically but eggs that look like owls)!  And the toppings that make the eggs transform into adorable owl are all edible – spinach, green onions, peppercorns, and carrot. Decorating the deviled egg owls is a fun food art project for the kids, they will have fun making and serving their creations at a Halloween party or Thanksgiving dinner feast.

The fall and holiday entertaining season can get very busy, so you’ll be glad to know that deviled egg owls can be made up to three days in advance and kept covered in the refrigerator.

So, have you ever wondered why Owls are considered an autumn animal when it comes to stereotyping? You know, just as images of black cats and bats usher in Halloween or scenes of squirrels nibbling on acorns, owls are a symbol of fall because it’s their hooting season (aka an owl euphemism for mating season). You hear a lot of hooting going on in October! 

While family and friends are oohing, ahhing, and enjoying your wonderful deviled eggs that look like owls (basically owl food art ), you can further entertain them with some interesting owl facts:

• Owls can rotate their necks 270 degrees!
• A group of owls is called a parliament.
• Owls don’t really have “eyeballs,” instead they have immovable tubes that act like binoculars.
• An owl has no teeth and either uses beak to tear prey apart or will swallow whole.
• There are more than 200 different owl species, with the smallest being under 6 inches and the largest being 32 inches.
• Only 19 species of owl live in the U.S. and Canada, while Asia has the most diverse grouping.
• Baby owls are called “owlets.”

Or, not into owls? How about some football deviled eggs for game day?

Do you have any creative egg recipes or fun fall appetizer ideas to share?! Drop a comment – XOXO, Jennifer 

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Deviled Egg Owls

Prep Time

15 mins

Total Time

15 mins

 

These adorable deviled eggs are decorated with edible toppings to resemble owls! A total hoot for your Halloween party, Thanksgiving dinner, autum picnic, potluck or other gathering.

Course: Appetizer, holiday

Keyword: egg, entertaining, fall, halloween, owl, paleo, thanksgiving

Servings: 12 pieces

Ingredients

• 6 hard-boiled eggs peeled
• ¼ cup Mayo
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 12 Baby spinach leaves
• 1 bunch green onions
• 24 peppercorns
• 1 baby carrot cut into 12 small triangle pieces

Instructions

1. Cut cooked, peeled eggs in half lengthwise.
2. Carefully scoop out yolks with spoon and place in mini food processor. . If no mini food processor available, may smash with tines of fork.
3. Add the mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce and salt and pulse until smooth and creamy; season with salt.
4. Set aside about 1 tablespoon of yolk filling. Use a small spoon to fill center of egg whites with remaining yolk mixture, smooth top with back of spoon. Use toothpick to create a cross-hatch pattern in yolk filling.
5. Use paring knife to cut spinach leaves in half lengthwise (along the natural “seam”). Place two pieces of spinach along each side of egg, lightly pressing down.
6. Slice the white bulb part of green onions, making 24 thin discs that will be used as eyes. Use reserved yolk mixture as “glue” to dab a bit on back so they stick on eggs.
7. Place a peppercorn in the center of each egg white, using the reserved filling as glue if needed.
8. Cut baby carrot into discs, and then cut each disc into four wedge-shaped pieces. Stick a wedge under eyes, point side downward, to resemble a beak.