Ingredients
Equipment
Method
Boil and peel the eggs
- Place 12 large eggs in a pot, cover with cold water, and bring to a boil. Cover the pot, remove from heat, and let stand 12 minutes.
- Chill the eggs in an ice bath for 10 minutes. Peel and halve them lengthwise.
Make the green yolk filling
- Mash the yolks with mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, white vinegar, and salt until smooth. Stir in 2-3 drops green gel food coloring until the filling is bright green.
Fill and assemble spider deviled eggs
- Pipe the bright green filling into the egg whites. Fill each egg half evenly for a neat look.
- Halve the pitted black olives lengthwise. Place one olive half dome-side up on each egg for the spider body.
- Slice the remaining olive halves into thin strips. Arrange 8 legs around each body and chill until serving.
Notes
For clean piping, keep the filling thick and refrigerate after mixing so it holds its shape; store assembled eggs covered in the fridge up to 2 days. For freezing, deviled eggs with toppings generally don’t freeze well due to texture changes—make and chill fresh. Dietary swap: use Greek yogurt instead of half the mayonnaise for a lighter filling while keeping the same seasonings.
