Creepy Witches Fingers Halloween Treat

Every year I try to come up with some kind of spooky Halloween food to spook my kids, but that still is good enough for them to eat. A couple of years ago I created these witches fingers and they were a HIT!

I mean really, who doesn’t love mozzarella sticks?

I used frozen mozzarella sticks and pumpkin seeds to create these tasty witch fingers. I even made a simple sauce to dip the witch fingers into that tasted amazing with them.

Whip up this yummy Halloween snack for an after-school treat for your little ghouls and goblins, as part of a Halloween dinner, or to take to a Halloween party.

Witches Fingers Recipe

Ingredients:

Frozen mozzarella sticks
Roasted pumpkin seeds

Preheat the oven to whatever temperature is required for the brand of mozzarella sticks you use. Use a small knife to cut a fingernail shape out of the top of a mozzarella stick.

Press the stick down into the cheese so that it stays in place for cooking.

Place the witch fingers on a baking sheet in a single layer, then cook the witch finger cheese sticks in the oven as directed on the back of the package.

The cook time will depend on how many sticks you cook at once. Remove from the oven once done cooking.

I am still so amazed at how well these witches fingers turned out. They looked great, and the pumpkin seed fingernails were the perfect spooky touch!

Now it’s time to make a sauce to go with the witch fingers. What better sauce than a homemade marinara dipping sauce that looks like blood?!

It IS Halloween, after all.

Easy Marinara “Blood” Dipping Sauce

28 oz. can crushed or pureed tomatoes
1 Tbsp. Italian seasoning
2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
2 tsp. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. chopped fresh basil

Combine all the ingredients (except the fresh basil) in a medium pot. Simmer on medium-low for 10-15 minutes.

Remove from heat and add the chopped fresh basil. Stir to combine. Wait until the marinara dipping sauce has cooked a bit to serve.

Now dunk a witches finger into the blood sauce and you’ve got the perfect Halloween appetizer!

I love this spooky witch finger snack, especially since you can make it in about 20 minutes.

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Creepy Witches Fingers

Make creepy witches fingers that taste great in just a few minutes! This easy recipe uses mozzarella sticks and pumpkin seeds to make a fun Halloween treat.

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time40 mins

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Halloween, fall

Ingredients

1 box frozen mozzerella sticks
1 bag pumpkin seeds
28 oz can crushed or pureed tomatoes
1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
2 tsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp chopped fresh basil

Instructions

Preheat the oven to the temperature on your mozzarella sticks box. Use a small knife to cut a fingernail shape out of the top of a mozzarella stick.
Press a pumpkin seed down into the cheese so that it stays in place for cooking.
Place the witch fingers on a baking sheet in a single layer, then cook the witch finger cheese sticks in the oven as directed on back of package. While the witch fingers are cooking, start making the marinara "blood" dipping sauce.

Marinara "Blood" Dipping Sauce

Combine all the ingredients (except the fresh basil) in a medium pot. Simmer on medium-low for 10-15 minutes.
Remove from heat and add the chopped fresh basil. Stir to combine. Wait until the marinara dipping sauce has cooled a bit to serve.

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Happy haunting!

This post was originally published in October 2016 and was updated in August 2020.