Last Updated September 27th, 2021 at 09:00 pm by Lisa
For a spooky Halloween dip, make this tombstone in a graveyard and serve with crackers. Kids and adults love this cream cheese dip recipe.
Make this Halloween party food idea in 20 minutes. It holds well tucked in the fridge overnight and will enchant your friends and family at your Halloween party...
⬆ Tombstone Halloween Dip Video ⬆
I have made this now for several Halloween parties, it tastes AMAZING. Yes, there is a lot of cracked black pepper in this recipe. Even kids absolutely loved it!
Put out a couple of different crackers, and the party is on!
What You Need...
12 ounces softened cream cheese
6 ounces goat cheese (you can leave this out if goat cheese isn't your thing!)
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon Lawry’s seasoned salt
½ teaspoon celery salt
½ teaspoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon fresh coarse cracked pepper reserve for decoration
¼ cup fresh parsley finely chopped
assorted crackers
Assemble The Halloween Dip
- Mix the ingredients for the dip by hand, using a hand mixer, or a mini Cuisinart.
- On a small platter, shape the ½ the cracker dip into a tombstone shape, and the other ½ of into a mound in front of the tombstone.
- Sprinkle the "tombstone" with fresh cracked pepper.
- Carve “RIP” on the tombstone.
- Go back over the letters until you can read it, make sure the cracker dip isn't too soft to carve the letters.
- Sprinkle parsley on the mound for grass.
- Surround the grave with assorted crackers and serve.
More Halloween Appetizers
Boo! And Trick Or Treat... Halloween parties are all about serving haunted and creepy food and drinks. Put out party appetizers of Roasted Pumpkin Seeds, Candy Corn Harvest Munch Mix, or Easy Halloween Snacks.
And if you LOVE easy cream cheese dips, try my pumpkin-shaped Everything Bagel Cheeseball...how fun is that?
Halloween Recipes
For drinks serve Fireball Cinnamon Apple Cider Fall Cocktails to your Halloween party guests, they are an orange color and would look great at your party. Halloween Punch works for kids or adults. Serve in a creepy cauldron with dry ice, and get my safety tips!
For the main dish, use your slow cooker and make Slow Cooker Turkey Chili topped with sour cream, cheese, and green onions. Or if how about an easy Giant Sub Sandwich that looks like a friendly monster!
Decorate your party with DIY Halloween decorations, try making these adorable Succulent Topped Pumpkin Centerpieces.
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Halloween Dip: Graveyard Tombstone
Ingredients
Pepper Cracker Spread
- 12 ounces softened cream cheese
- 6 ounces goat cheese
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon Lawry’s seasoned salt
- ½ teaspoon celery salt
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon fresh coarse cracked black pepper (reserve for decoration)
Make The Tombstone Cracker Spread To Serve
- ¼ cup fresh parsley finely chopped
- assorted crackers
Instructions
- Reserve the coarse cracked black pepper for decoration.
- Mix the soft cream cheese, goat cheese, garlic powder, Lawry's seasoned salt, celery salt, and dried thyme in a mixing bowl by hand, a handheld mixer, or mini Cuisinart.
- On a small platter, shape the ½ the cracker spread into a tombstone shape or mold tombstone in hands and place on small platter. Shape other ½ of the cracker spread into a mound in front of the tombstone.
- Using a spoon, sprinkle the "tombstone" with fresh cracked pepper.
- With the point of a small paring knife, write “RIP” on the tombstone.
- Go back over the letters until you can read it, make sure the cracker dip isn't too soft to carve the letters.
- Sprinkle parsley on the mound for grass.
- Surround the grave with assorted crackers and serve.
Yum! I love anything with goat cheese or cream cheese. I just featured this recipe on my Halloween Foods roundup on my blog!
DAIRE! Thank you so much for including my Tombstone Cracker Spread recipe, LOVE your roundup and appreciate all those spooky creepy fun recipes!
Haven't made this one for Halloween, but I have made it and loved the cream and goat cheeses mixed with thyme and spices. I rest the mixture on a bed of the chopped parsley so you scoop some up with your crackers. Great appetizer for company.