Spooky & Fun Monster Burgers (The Perfect Halloween Dinner!)
A fun and festive recipe for Halloween-themed ‘Monster Burgers.’ This dish features seasoned ground beef patties that are cooked on a skillet or grill. The burger is assembled as a double-decker, with one plain patty and one topped with melted cheddar cheese. They are served on black sesame buns and creatively decorated with a pickle slice for a ‘tongue’ and olive halves for ‘eyes’ to create a spooky, monster-like appearance.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 4 slices cheddar cheese
- 4 black sesame buns
- Pickle slices for ‘tongues’
- Olive halves for ‘eyes’
- Tomato sauce or ketchup for garnish
Instructions
- Note: The final assembly instructions were not provided in the source article and have been inferred.
- In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
- Form the meat mixture into eight thin patties.
- Cook the patties in a skillet or on a grill over medium heat for about 4-5 minutes per side, until cooked to your desired doneness.
- During the last minute of cooking, place a slice of cheddar cheese on four of the patties and allow it to melt.
- To assemble a monster burger, place one plain patty on a bottom bun. Top it with one cheese-topped patty.
- Creatively arrange a slice of pickle to look like a ‘tongue’ hanging out of the burger.
- Use toothpicks to secure two olive halves on the top patty to create ‘eyes.’
- Drizzle with a little tomato sauce for a ‘bloody’ effect, then place the top bun on. Repeat for all burgers.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- This is a creative and kid-friendly way to serve burgers for a Halloween party or a festive family dinner.
- The recipe makes four double-patty burgers.
- Using black sesame seed buns enhances the spooky, monster-like appearance of the finished burgers.
Find it online: https://www.eatswithsoul.com/fun-monster-burgers/