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 Time20 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Appetizers, Dips, & Snacks
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Halloween Appetizer, Halloween Dip, halloween party food, Halloween Recipe
Servings: 15
Calories: 109kcal
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
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.
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!
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