These Halloween mummy hot dogs only need 2 ingredients and a few minutes of your time to prepare and pull together. Every bite is delicious and good spooky fun. Surprise the kids with this for lunch and you're sure to win over all the boys and ghouls.
If you're looking for a wholesome snack to feed the kids, this one is it. You can use it as a teaching point about real Egyptian mummies and go in-depth about history, or you can simply serve them up on a plate with some ketchup and call it a day. I choose the latter.
Serving up tasty Halloween recipes with kids is always fun, so don't forget to serve up some Worms and Dirt Cups after lunch! Mummies, dirt, and worms? You'll be the coolest parent around!
Why This Recipe Works
- They're easy to make. These mummy dogs are so easy to prepare that you can even allow the kids to make their own.
- You can turn them into a game. Have everyone compete in a "best wrapped" mummy competition for lunch, where everyone wins because everyone gets to eat the prize. Thankfully these taste way better than an actual mummy (I'm assuming).
- Festive and educational. Crescent roll hot dog mummies are always a fun and festive idea, whether you choose to make it a learning experience or just a fun one.
🥘 Ingredients
Hot dogs- Use any brand or type of hot dog you prefer.
Crescent rolls- Use a can of any brand of crescent rolls.
For the exact amounts needed, please see the recipe card below.
🍽 Equipment Needed
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- Baking Sheet
- Parchment Paper
- Pizza cutter
🔪 Instructions
Check out how to make Halloween mummy dogs with these simple step-by-step instructions:
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or grease it with cooking spray. Set the pan aside.
Open a can of crescent rolls and unroll them. Use a pizza cutter to slice them into strips that are about ½ inch to 1 inch wide. Some pieces will be longer than others, and this is okay.
Pick up one hot dog and one long piece of crescent dough and start at one end of the hot dog. Roll it down the dog, leaving a small gap for the eyes. Grab another piece of crescent roll dough if needed.
Use smaller pieces of dough to wrap the hot dog in the opposite direction to create a nicely layered appearance.
Repeat for all of the hot dogs until they have all been wrapped and placed on the baking sheet.
Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown and warmed through.
Use mustard or ketchup for the eyeballs to complete the look.
Serve warm.
🍴 Recipe Tips
This hot dog mummy recipe is one of those no-fail recipes you can't go wrong with. The best thing is that even poorly wrapped mummies still look incredible!
A real mummy will have bandages all over the place so don't fret if your mummy looks a little less than pristine when finished.
Depending on how cold your hot dogs are you may find that they need an extra minute or two in the oven to cook as colder hot dogs will slow the cooking on the crescent rolls just a tad and can result in them being a little softer than you may like. For this, I recommend having the hot dogs a little closer to room temp before baking.
💭 FAQs
This is totally up to you as I see many different eyes presented every year. Some people enjoy the candy eyeballs, but I like sticking with ketchup or mustard. Mustard will show up much better, but ketchup can look nice too. I dip a toothpick in the sauce and then stab it through the hotdog, just a little bit, to create the eyes. The sauce covers the holes, and the eyes stay in place because there's not too much in one spot.
You can keep your leftover hotdog mummies (assuming that there are any) stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat again before eating.
You can reheat your mummies in the oven on a baking sheet at 350F for about 3-4 minutes or you can microwave them for about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
More Great Halloween Themed Recipes to Try
- Bloody Vampire Bite Cupcakes
- Red Velvet Rice Krispie Treats
- 2 Ingredient Cinnamon Roll Intestines
- Honey Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
- Peanut Butter Jelly Spider Sandwiches
- Zombie Milkshake
📖 Recipe
Halloween Mummy Dogs
Equipment
- Pizza cutter
Ingredients
- 6 Hot dogs ($0.78)
- 1 package Crescent Roll Dough ($1.64)
- Mustard or Ketchup
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- Open a can of crescent rolls and unroll. Use a pizza cutter to cut them into strips about ½ inch wide. Some pieces will be longer than others and this is okay!
- Pick up a hot dog and a long strip of dough. Wrap the long strip of crescent dough around the hot dog starting from one end to the other. You may need two long pieces per dog. Leave a gap at one side for the eyes.
- Use smaller pieces of dough to wrap the hot dogs in the opposite direction to create a nice layered look.
- Repeat for all hot dogs until all are wrapped. Place them on the baking sheet.
- Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown and warmed through.
- Use mustard or ketchup to put small eyes on each hot dog to complete the look.
- Serve warm and enjoy.
Notes
Recipe Tips
- This hot dog mummy recipe is one of those no-fail recipes you can't go wrong with. The best thing is that even poorly wrapped mummies still look incredible!
- A real mummy will have bandages all over the place so don't fret if your mummy looks a little less than pristine when finished.
- Depending on how cold your hot dogs are you may find that they need an extra minute or two in the oven to cook as colder hot dogs will slow the cooking on the crescent rolls just a tad and can result in them being a little softer than you may like. For this, I recommend having the hot dogs a little closer to room temp before baking.
- Some people enjoy the candy eyeballs but I like sticking with ketchup or mustard. Mustard will show up much better but ketchup can look nice too.
- I dip a toothpick in the sauce and then stab it through the hotdog, just a little bit to create the eyes. the sauce covers the holes and the eyes stay in place because there's not too much in one spot.
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