Halloween hot dog mummies with edible eyes and crescent roll wrappings are a great way to get kids involved in preparing a Halloween party. Use store-bought ingredients to ensure that the process is all fun and no fuss.

With dough that mimics tattered mummy wrappings and sugar eyes to bring them to life, “mummified” snacks are as silly and festive as they are satisfying. The spooky cousin to traditional pigs-in-a-blanket, these are a bit bigger and have a whole lot more personality, but the taste profile is much the same.

Buttery dough wrapped around salty meat makes for an addictive treat that can serve as the main dish on the kid’s table (and a snack for the adults). 

We like to use a can of Pillsbury crescent roll dough, which has a flaky, melt-in-the-mouth texture and our go-to grocery hot dogs (we used all-beef franks from Sabrett). But if neither of those items is readily available to you, your favorite pre-cooked sausages and a package of frozen puff pastry will work just as well in their place. While the rest of this recipe can be found at your supermarket, you might have to go a little further afield for googly eyes. Check out the baking section at a crafts store or go online to somewhere like Amazon to find a bag. 

We love these as post-trick-or-treat sustenance or a final touch to a Halloween party spread. Even if you’re tired from collecting candy door to door, you can have these on the table in less than 30 minutes — and they’re so easy, you could cook them while still in  costume! 

This recipe appears in the article “Get Silly With Your Halloween Spread, Your Kids Will Love You For It.”