Mummy meatballs: a vegetarian Halloween recipe

Cute and spooky mummy meatballs recipe! These vegetarian Halloween meatballs are easy to make and so fun for a Halloween appetizer.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword Appetizer, halloween, kid-friendly, Party, vegan, vegetarian

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 15

Total Time 40

Servings meatballs

Calories 93kcal

Preheat the oven to 375° F.
Spread out your frozen meatballs on a sheet pan and let them defrost a bit while you prepare the dough.
Open your package of dough and gently roll it out onto a large cutting board or work surface. Using the tips of your fingers, gently pinch together the dotted lines and flatten them out so that you don't have any holes in the dough.
Cut ¼" strips in the dough width-wise using a large knife or a pizza cutter. You will need 24 strips. You may not need all of the dough.
Gently wrap 2 strips around each meatball, creating a mummy like look and leaving a small area for the eyes. (see photos above)
Place them back on the sheet pan and bake in the oven for 13-15 minutes or until the dough is golden brown.
Remove from the oven and let cool slightly. Until they are still warm but cool enough to handle.
To make the eyes: dip the end of a toothpick into marinara sauce and dab a small drop of the sauce onto the exposed part of the meatball. Do this twice to make 2 eyes. (see photos above)
Serve immediately with marinara sauce for dipping. Enjoy!

Make sure that you purchase crescent roll dough and not puff pastry. You can usually find crescent roll dough at the grocery store in the refrigerated section next to the cookie dough.
If you can't find crescent roll dough, look for biscuit dough or pizza dough.
Remember to leave a small section of the meatball exposed when wrapping with the dough strips. This will ensure that you have a space for the marinara eyes.
If you can't find frozen vegetarian meatballs (usually in the natural or vegetarian section at the grocery store), here is a recipe to make your own. Just make sure that they are cooked and refrigerated before baking them with the crescent dough.
You can swap the marinara sauce for ketchup or use mustard to make yellow eyes.
If you want to get super duper fun, try adding some candy eyes to the meatballs mummies!