30/10/2025
🎃 Happy Halloween! Our spooky Mummy Meatballs are frighteningly good 😱
They're perfect to give the kids tomorrow night before they head out, or you could make them for visiting guisers for a warming treat.
The recipe makes around 20 mummies.
You will need:
For the meatballs:
500g minced pork
1 small onion, very finely chopped or grated
1 garlic clove, crushed
65g Hamlyns Scottish Porridge Oats
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp dried mixed herbs or oregano
Salt and pepper, to taste
For the mummy wrap:
1 sheet ready-rolled puff pastry
1 beaten egg (for glazing)
To decorate:
Edible candy eyes (or use dots of mayonnaise)
Ketchup or barbecue sauce for dipping
To make the meatballs:
In a large bowl, combine the mince, onion, garlic, oats, egg, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, herbs, and seasoning. Mix well with a potato masher or your hands until everything’s evenly combined.
Scoop large tablespoons of the mixture into your hands and roll into balls. Pop onto a baking tray and chill for 10 minutes while you prepare the pastry.
Create the mummy bandages:
Roll out the pastry and give the whole thing an egg wash. Cut the puff pastry into thin strips, around ½ cm wide. Wrap each meatball with 2–3 strips, leaving little gaps for the “eyes” to peek through. Don’t worry about being neat — messy looks spookier!
Bake at 200°C/180°C fan until golden brown and the meatballs are cooked through.
Let them cool slightly, then stick on edible eyes with a dab of ketchup or mustard. If you don't have eyes you can use dots of mayonnaise instead - you could even add a tiny piece of pickle or olive in the centre of the eyeball.
Serve warm with ketchup or barbecue sauce.
Enjoy 👻
