Description
Halloween Snake Breadsticks are a delightful and spooky addition to your festive celebrations. These vibrant green, snake-shaped breadsticks are not only fun to look at but also a treat to eat. Made from convenient store-bought pizza dough, they come alive with black sesame seed eyes and fiery red bell pepper tongues. Perfect for dipping in zesty marinara sauce, these breadsticks will be a hit at any Halloween gathering. Easy to prepare, they make for an engaging cooking activity for families or friends looking to enjoy some ghoulish fun in the kitchen.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (13.8 ounce) package refrigerated pizza dough
- 1/4 teaspoon green gel food coloring
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 cup marinara sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon black sesame seeds
- 1 small red bell pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Unroll the pizza dough. Knead in green gel food coloring until evenly mixed.
- Divide the dough into 8 pieces and roll each into a thin rope (12 inches long).
- Pinch one end of each rope to form a snake head; twist the body for texture.
- Place on the baking sheet, coiling slightly, then add black sesame seeds for eyes and bell pepper slices for tongues.
- Brush with olive oil and bake for 10-12 minutes until golden.
- Serve warm with marinara for dipping.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 breadstick
- Calories: 80
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 215mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 11g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg