Eerie Guacamole Graveyard: A Halloween Party Hit

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Prep time:
5 minutes
Cook time:
15 minutes
Ready in:
20 minutes

Recipe Description:

Spook your guests with this deliciously eerie Graveyard Guacamole! This ghoulish green dip is the ultimate Halloween party treat, complete with edible tombstones and creepy details. It’s quick, easy, and loaded with fresh avocado goodness, making it a hit with both kids and adults. Dive into this frightfully fun recipe and bring your Halloween spread to life!

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Ingredients:

  • For the Guacamole

  • 5 ripe, fresh avocados, halved, pitted and peeled
  • 2 Tbsp. lemon juice, fresh
  • 1/2 white onion, chopped
  • 1 ripe Roma tomato, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 cup Cheddar cheese, grated
  • 2 green chilies, diced
  • 1/3 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
  • For the Presentation

  • 1 box Town House focaccia tuscan cheese crackers
  • 1 head of celery, outer stalks removed, leaving only the heart and inner leaves
  • 7 oz. jar of olive tapenade
  • 1 edible ink marker

Instructions:

  1. Guacamole:

  2. Gently mash all but one of the avocados with lemon juice in a bowl, leaving some chunks.
  3. Gently stir in remaining ingredients.
  4. Dice remaining avocado. Fold into the guacamole and serve immediately.
  1. Presentation:

  2. Fill rectangular shaped servings dish with guacamole.
  3. Break apart the heart of celery into individual ribs, keeping leaves attached, and place in the top corner of the dish, standing up in the guacamole to look like trees.
  4. Use the edible ink marker and write the letters R.I.P. onto 7-9 crackers.
  5. Arrange the crackers into the guacamole, sticking up, to look like tomb stones.
  6. Finish by placing a tsp of olive tapenade in front of each "tombstone" cracker and around the celery "trees" to look like dirt.

Notes & Tips:

Writing on the cracker tombstones can be done up to a day ahead of time.
You can find edible ink markers at retailers such as Walmart, Michael's, Amazon, etc.
Nutrition Facts

12 servings per recipe
Serving Size 1 serving (167g)

Amount Per Serving
Calories 310
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21g 27%
Saturated Fat 4,5g 22%
Trans Fat 0g -
Polyunsaturated Fat 4.5g -
Monounsaturated Fat 10g -
Cholesterol 10mg 4%
Sodium 670mg 29%
Total Carbohydrate 26g 10%
Dietary Fiber 5g 19%
Total Sugars 3g -
Includes 0g Added Sugars 0%
Protein 6g -
Vitamin D 0mcg 0%
Calcium 88mg 6%
Iron 2mg 10%
Potassium 365mg 8%
Vitamin A 33mcg 4%
Vitamin C 12mg 15%
Vitamin E 1mg 10%
Vitamin K 15mcg 15%
Thiamin 0.19mg 15%
Riboflavin 0.21mg 15%
Niacin 3mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 10%
Folate 55mcg DFE 15%
(0mcg folic acid) -
Vitamin B12 0.08mcg 4%
Pantothenic Acid 0.93mg 20%
Choline 11mg 2%
Phosphorus 160mg 15%
Magnesium 26mg 6%
Zinc 0.72mg 6%
Selenium 2mcg 4%
Copper 0.13mg 15%
Manganese 0.11mg 4%

*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.