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    Home » Recipes » Halloween Recipes

    Graveyard Tombstone Halloween Dip

    Published: September 4, 2022 | Last Updated: September 18, 2022 | Lisa 3 Comments
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    Last Updated September 18th, 2022 at 10:36 am by Lisa

    A Halloween Food Idea recipe for a cream cheese dip shaped like a tombstone in a Graveyard to serve at a Halloween Party.Pin

    For some spooky Halloween fun, create your own tombstone in a graveyard Halloween Dip and serve it with assorted crackers. Kids and adults love this cream cheese dip recipe for Halloween parties and will dig right in!

    A Halloween party food idea that comes together in just 20 minutes. It holds well tucked in the fridge overnight and will enchant your friends and family at your Halloween party...

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    I have made this now for several Halloween parties, it tastes AMAZING. Yes, there is a lot of cracked black pepper in this recipe. And even the kids absolutely love it!

    Put out a couple of different crackers, and the party is on!

    What You Need Savory Dip

    12 ounces softened cream cheese

    6 ounces goat cheese ~leave out if goat cheese isn't your thing!

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    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

    A cracker scooping out some Halloween dip shaped like a tombstone in a white dish.Pin

    Assemble The Halloween Dip Appetizer

    1. Reserve the coarse cracked black pepper for decoration in a small bowl.
    2. In a medium bowl, 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.
    3. On a small platter, shape the ½ the cracker spread into a tombstone shape, or mold the tombstone in your hands and place it on a small platter. Shape other ½ of the cracker spread into a mound in front of the tombstone.
    4. Using a spoon, sprinkle the "tombstone" with fresh cracked pepper.
    5. With the point of a small paring knife, write “RIP” on the tombstone.
    6. Go back over the letters until you can read them, and make sure the cracker dip isn't too soft to carve the letters.
    7. Sprinkle parsley on the mound for grass.
    8. Surround the grave with assorted crackers and serve.
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    How do you make cracked pepper?


    Put whole black peppercorns in a clean coffee grinder that is just used to grind spices, and grind away. You can also use a mortar and pestle and crushed the peppercorns that way.

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    Graveyard Tombstone Halloween Dip

    For some spooky Halloween fun, create your own tombstone in a graveyard Halloween Dip and serve it with assorted crackers. Kids and adults love this cream cheese dip recipe. A Halloween party food idea that comes together in just 20 minutes. It holds well tucked in the fridge overnight and will enchant your friends and family at your Halloween party.
    Prep Time 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time 20 minutes minutes
    Servings 15
    Calories 109kcal
    Author Lisa Hatfield

    Equipment

    Mini Spatula Set (Silicone)
    Hand Mixer
    Cuisinart Food Processor

    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
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Reserve the coarse cracked black pepper for decoration in a small bowl.
    • In a medium bowl, 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.

    Notes

    cream cheese

    Soften cream cheese by leaving on the counter for a couple of hours.

    decorating tip

    Carve RIP into the cream cheese when it is not too soft using the tip of a paring knife.

    goat cheese

    If goat cheese isn't your thing, you can leave it out. The recipe works just fine without it!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 109kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 270mg | Potassium: 47mg | Vitamin A: 505IU | Vitamin C: 1.3mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 0.5mg
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    Comments

    1. Daire says

      October 26, 2018 at 4:34 pm

      Yum! I love anything with goat cheese or cream cheese. I just featured this recipe on my Halloween Foods roundup on my blog!

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      • Lisa says

        October 29, 2018 at 9:04 pm

        DAIRE! Thank you so much for including my Tombstone Cracker Spread recipe, LOVE your roundup and appreciate all those spooky creepy fun recipes!

        Reply
    2. Kate M says

      March 07, 2018 at 10:54 am

      5 stars
      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.

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