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.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword Halloween, fall
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Ingredients
1boxfrozen mozzerella sticks
1bagpumpkin seeds
28ozcan crushed or pureed tomatoes
1TbspItalian seasoning
2clovesfresh garlic, minced
2tspbrown sugar
1/2tspsalt
1Tbspchopped 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.