Halloween Hot Dog Fingers - Super scary and perfect spooky "finger" food for your party! Severed finger hot dogs are fun food for your ghosts and goblins to gobble up before heading out for trick or treating!
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- ☠️ Why these are the BEST hot dog fingers
- 👻 Spooky ingredients you'll need
- 🎃 Instructions: carve a hot dog to look like a finger
- Steps to cook the dogs
- Essential tools for this recipe
- 🦇 Severed Finger Hot Dogs Video
- Frequently asked questions (FAQ’s)
- ⚰️ More fun Halloween food and treats!
- Halloween Severed Fingers Recipe
- 🕸️ Recipe backstory
☠️ Why these are the BEST hot dog fingers
Super fun, you won't have any problems getting the littles to eat a filling meal before trick or treating! The hot dog fingers are really simple to make as well. Decorating with ketchup makes them ghoul-worthy!
Kids just love fun food, so whether you serve hot dogs or Halloween tacos, your meal will be a huge success!
👻 Spooky ingredients you'll need
- regular hotdogs - whatever your favorite brand is; Ballpark Franks, turkey dogs, classic hot dogs.
- hotdog buns
- catsup, mustard and any other toppings you enjoy on hot dogs!
🎃 Instructions: carve a hot dog to look like a finger
It's really quite easy to make this extra creepy effect! Let me walk thru the steps:
- To make the fingernails, place the hotdog on a cutting board. Score the two sides of the fingernail, then straight across the top and bottom. Use the tip of the paring knife to peel the patch off to make the bottom nail bed.
- To make the knuckles or finger joints, simple score the three to four slices for each "knuckle" being careful not to slice completely
through the hot dog. - Tear off the end of each hot dog to give them a "severed" look.
Steps to cook the dogs
- I like grilling them because they blister and get great grill marks, plus we enjoy the taste of a grilled dog,
- Microwave the dogs. Wrap them in the paper towels and microwave for
30 second intervals until heated through. - Air Fryer Hot Dogs (another personal favorite!) Perfect for a rainy day or when you don't want to grill.
- Boil the hot dog fingers for 5-6 minutes - though the hotdogs themselves look good, I think it boils the flavor out. (my two cents!)
Essential tools for this recipe
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You'll really only need a good pairing knife to make this fun kid-friendly recipe!
🦇 Severed Finger Hot Dogs Video
Click on the image to watch this fun video and see me make this recipe from start to finish with extra tips! (Video opens in a new tab).
Frequently asked questions (FAQ’s)
They can be grilled, cooked in the microwave or air fryer. You can even boil them!
It doesn't matter at all. You can use all-beef franks, (I like Ballpark franks), turkey dogs even vegetarian dogs. The key is the dogs have a skin so you can remove the thinnest layer to make a fingernail.
They are bad if they are discolored or moldy - obviously, right? Also, check the smell. They should have a savory, smokey smell. If they are sour at all, discard.
⚰️ More fun Halloween food and treats!
Mummy Meatloaf, caramel apples
- Mummy Pot Pies - who wouldn't want to grab their spoon and dig in this super savory pot pie? It's a beef based savory mixture with carrots, peas with a meat gravy.
- Warm up your littles after Trick-or-Treating with this Crock Pot Hot Chocolate - it simmers in your slow cooker while you're out painting the town with the kids! Top it with Halloween sprinkles for a fun festive party!
- Halloween Rice Krispie Treat - super sweet and fun, these are delicious treats and an easy Halloween recipe!
- Halloween Stuffed Peppers - the centerpiece of your meal for loads of spooky fun!
- THESE little Mummy jalapeños poppers are adorable and tasty! Perfect finger food for your party!
- Hot Dog Mummies are super fun! Crescent dough wrapped hot dogs, yum! You could even make them with little smokies!
- For more serving suggestions check out what to serve with brats and hotdogs - this post is loaded with great ideas and recipes!
Isn't this the perfect Halloween meal? Another super scary fun meal is this recipe for Mummy Meatloaf along with mummy dogs - simple to make but your kids BIG and small will get a kick and enjoyment out of this meal!
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Life's too short to take yourself too seriously, right? I hope you enjoy this fun Halloween Hot Dog Fingers Recipe and make them for your Halloween get together!
Halloween Severed Fingers Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 hot dogs
- 8 hot dog buns
- ½ cup catsup
Instructions
- To make the finger nails, score the two sides of the "nail", then a slight curved or crescent slice across the top and bottom, in the shape of a finger nail. Use a sharp knife and remove the thin strips to make a nail bed.
- Next make the knuckle lines, simply score the three to four slices or small lines for each "knuckle". Be careful not to slice completely thru the hot dog.
- Tear off the end of each hot dog to make them appear "severed".
- Grill lengthwise on the grill for about two minutes per side until the dogs are blistered and heated through.
- Dip the end of the hot dog in ketchup to get the bloody effect and splatter some on the dogs and buns. The goal is to make them look like a bloody finger - eek!
- Place each dog in a hot dog bun and on a big platter with additional toppings if desired. Enjoy this and have fun with it!
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🕸️ Recipe backstory
We moved out to the country when I was in the third grade. I'm not gonna lie, it was scary! I didn't know anyone and remember the kids whispering about me at recess.
Trick or Treating wasn't a whole lot of fun either. We had to walk ½ mile just to get to one house!
When we lived in town it was great! We'd tromp around with pillowcases filled with piles of candy before we quit for the night!
Luckily the first year we were out there, my folks made arrangements so my friend Laurie and I could go into town and trick or treat. Laurie's Mom planned to come out and get me and then we'd head back into town.
Sounds perfect, right?
Well Dad decided he would scare the girls, so before they got there he made a ghost out of a sheet, sat an old chair at the corner of the house and piped super scary music outside.
When they finally pulled in and got out of the car, Dad rose up out of the chair (right beside their vehicle).
Everyone screamed. Laurie peed her pants. I didn't get to go trick or treating that year, or ever again! 🤣
Nikki says
My nephew loved making these this week! So much fun!
Kylee says
My kids are so excited! I showed them the photos and they were all eewwwwww.... make them immediately! lol
Michaela Kenkel says
My kiddos thought that these were just AWESOME!! such a fun way to celebrate Halloween!
Julie Menghini says
This a perfectly ghoulish dinner before the kiddos go out for trick and treat!
Erin Parker says
Oh, these are so spooky and fun! We're definitely going to be serving them on Thursday for sure.
Kathleen says
Ew and yum all at the same time! Kids would love these!! Thanks for sharing the easy recipe!