Description
These spooky Oreo Eyeballs are a fun and easy Halloween treat that combine classic Oreos with colorful candy melts and gummies to create bloodshot edible eyeballs. Perfect for Halloween parties or festive snacks, this recipe uses simple ingredients and minimal prep for a quick, creepy delight.
Ingredients
Scale
Eyeball Components
- 12 Oreos
- 12 Life Saver Gummies
- 12 Chocolate Chips
Red Bloodshot Detailing
- 1/4 cup Red Candy Melting Chips
Instructions
- Separate Oreos: Carefully remove the tops of the Oreos, setting aside the bottoms for your eyeballs and saving the tops for another treat or eating later.
- Prepare the Base: Arrange the Oreo bottoms on a cookie sheet to create a stable workspace for decorating.
- Melt Red Candy Chips: Heat the red candy melting chips in a microwave-safe bowl for 30 seconds, stir, then continue heating in 10-15 second intervals, stirring after each, until completely smooth and melted.
- Prepare Piping Bag: Transfer the melted red candy into a zippered sandwich bag and snip a tiny tip off one corner to create a piping bag for decorating.
- Create Bloodshot Lines: Pipe thin red zigzag lines radiating from the center of each Oreo to the edges, simulating bloodshot veins in the eyeballs.
- Add Iris: Place one Life Saver gummy candy in the center of each Oreo as the iris of the eyeball.
- Attach Pupil: Pipe a small dot of melted red candy onto the center of each gummy, then immediately press a chocolate chip (flat side up) onto the red candy to serve as the pupil.
- Set the Eyeballs: Place the decorated Oreos in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to allow the candy to firm up and hold the decorations in place.
Notes
- You can use different colored gummy candies for varied eye colors.
- If you don’t have a piping bag, use a toothpick to carefully draw the bloodshot lines.
- The Oreo tops can be crushed and sprinkled over ice cream or used in other dessert recipes to avoid waste.
- Store the eyeballs in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- For a dairy-free version, substitute chocolate chips with dairy-free alternatives.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 eyeball
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
