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    Home » Recipes » Halloween

    Oct 24, 2022 by Harriet

    Halloween Hot Dog Fingers

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    Halloween hot dog fingers are a quick and easy finger food that everyone will love to eat before heading out for trick or treating.

    Halloween hot dog fingers on a white plate.
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    • 👛 Cost To Make
    • 🌟 Why You'll Love This Recipe:
    • 🥘 Ingredients In This Recipe
    • 🍳 Step By Step Instructions
    • 💭 Recipe Tips
    • 👪 Serving Size
    • 🍬 Calories Per Serve
    • 🥗 Serving Suggestions
    • 📖 Variations
    • 🍲 Meal Prepping
    • 🎃 More Halloween Recipe Ideas
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    These creepy Halloween hot dog fingers are a simple and quick idea for your next Halloween party.

    👛 Cost To Make

    Estimated cost = $4.80 or $0.80 a hot dog finger

    🌟 Why You'll Love This Recipe:

    You will love these witches' fingers hot dogs because:

    • They are fun to make and something your kids will enjoy eating.
    • These witches' fingers are very easy to make.
    • They are a cheap Halloween dinner idea that you can make for your next Halloween party.

    If you love these Halloween hot dog fingers, you might also like our Mummy hot dogs in puff pastry or our super easy spider hot dogs.

    🥘 Ingredients In This Recipe

    The printable recipe further down the page has the complete list of ingredients, including quantities and step-by-step instructions.

    Image of ingredients needed to make Halloween hotdog fingers.

    Hot dogs - we used pre-cooked chicken frankfurters that require heating in hot water.  

    You could also use plant based frankfurters to make this vegan.

    Almonds - use blanched almonds split into half for the fingernails. You will need half an almond for each fingernail.

    Ketchup or tomato sauce

    🍳 Step By Step Instructions

    How to cut hot dogs to look like fingers:

    Image showing how to cut a fingernail bed in a sausage.

    Step 1 - Use a small sharp pointed paring knife to cut and remove a small shallow square from the sausage at one end for the nail bed. 

    Image showing knuckle joints being cut into a hot dog sausage.

    Step 2 - Next, make knuckles on the sausages by scoring three lines side by side and straight across the sausage, being careful not to cut all the way through. 

    Make the first knuckle about one-third of the way down from the nail bed, spacing the second knuckle about halfway between the first knuckle and the other end of the sausage.

    Almond finger nails being added to Halloween hot dog fingers.

    Step 3 - Cook the hot dog sausages as directed on the package until heated through and drain. 

    Carefully slip half a blanched almond into the nail bed, sliding and pushing the rounded side into the sausage to hold it in place. 

    💭 Recipe Tips

    Type of sausage to use

    Use sausages that you can reheat in hot water rather than raw ones that need barbecuing or frying.

    Choose sausages that have similar in color on the outside and inside because these give the best look.

    Avoid using red frankfurters with a pale filling (like the ones we used for our Mummy hot dogs) because it just does not look right.

    Cutting the nail bed

    When cutting the nail bed, keep it small because it will expand when the sausages are heated and be the perfect size for the almond.

    To ensure the perfect fit, make one hot dog finger, heat, and test the nail bed with the almond for size before preparing all the sausage.

    Almonds

    Use blanched almonds that have been slit in half rather than leaving them whole because they will stay in place - whole almonds tend to pop out.

    A bunch of homemade hot dog fingers on a wooden board.

    👪 Serving Size

    One hot dog sausage is a serving size.

    🍬 Calories Per Serve

    There are about 150 calories in a serving - excluding hot dog bun and fillings.

    🥗 Serving Suggestions

    Serve on a plate with your favorite hot dog sauce or place into hot dog buns with your desired fillings and a generous amount of ketchup/tomato sauce.

    📖 Variations

    Pussy fingernails

    Before sliding the almonds into the nail bed (step 4), put some yellow mustard on the nail bed and let it ooze out as you slide the almond into place.

    Severed finger hot dogs

    After cutting the nail bed, tear off a small section from the opposite end to give a served finger look.

    🍲 Meal Prepping

    You can prep the sausages in advance by cutting the nail beds and scoring the knuckles into the sausages.

    When you have finished prepping, place them into an air-tight container and store them in the fridge overnight.

    When ready to serve, place the hot dog fingers in a pot of boiling water to heat through, drain, add the fingernails and serve stacked on a plate or in hot dog buns.

    🎃 More Halloween Recipe Ideas

    If you like this recipe for Halloween hot dog fingers you might also like to see this collection of Easy Halloween Foods to Make or the recipes below:

    • Spider hot dogs
    • Mummy hot dog appetizers
    • Halloween rocky road
    • Halloween pudding cups
    • Halloween taco dip
    • Oreo spider cookies
    A hot dog with a hot dog sausage that look like a finger.

    I do hope you try these Halloween hot dog fingers. If you do, please come back and leave a comment below because I would love to know how you went.


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    Halloween hot dog fingers in a bun.

    Halloween Hot Dog Fingers

    Add these creepy Halloween hot dog fingers to your Halloween menu.
    These bloody fingers are a fun way to get the party started.
    They are so simple and quick that you must make these for your next party.
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    Prep Time : 10 mins
    Cook Time : 8 mins
    Total Time : 18 mins
    Cuisine: : Western
    Course : Appetizer, Mains
    Servings : 6
    Calories : 150 : kcal
    Estimated Cost (AUD) : $4.80 or $0.80 a hot dog finger

    INGREDIENTS

    • 6 hot dog sausages
    • 3 blanched almonds split into half
    • ketchup or tomato sauce or bbq sauce
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    INSTRUCTIONS

    • Use a small sharp pointed paring knife to cut and remove a small shallow square from the sausage at one end for the nail bed.
    • Next, make knuckles on the sausages by scoring three lines side by side and straight across the sausage, being careful not to cut all the way through.
      Make the first knuckle about one-third of the way down from the nail bed, spacing the second knuckle about halfway between the first knuckle and the other end of the sausage.
    • Cook the hot dog sausages as directed on the package until heated through and drain.
    • Carefully slip half a blanched almond into the nail bed, sliding and pushing the rounded side into the sausage to hold it in place.
    • Serve on a plate with your favorite hot dog sauce or place into hot dog buns with your desired fillings and a generous amount of ketchup/tomato sauce.

    Notes

    RECIPE TIPS
    The best type of sausage is sausages that you can reheat in hot water rather than raw ones that need barbecuing or frying.
    Choose sausages that have similar in color on the outside and inside because these give the best look. 
    Avoid using red frankfurters with a pale filling (like the ones we used for our Mummy hot dogs) because it just does not look right.
    Cutting the nail bed - When cutting the nail bed, keep it small because it will expand when the sausages are heated and be the perfect size for the almond. 
    To ensure the perfect fit, make one hot dog finger, heat, and test the nail bed with the almond for size before preparing all the sausage.
    Almonds - use blanched almonds that have been slit in half rather than leaving them whole because they will stay in place - whole almonds tend to pop out.
    VARIATIONS
    Pussy fingernails - Before sliding the almonds into the nail bed (step 4), put some yellow mustard on the nail bed and let it ooze out as you slide the almond into place.
    Severed finger hot dogs - After cutting the nail bed, tear off a small section from the opposite end to give a served finger look.
     
    Nutrition Facts
    Halloween Hot Dog Fingers
    Serving Size
     
    1 hot dog sausage
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    150
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    14
    g
    22
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    6
    g
    38
    %
    Polyunsaturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    Monounsaturated Fat
     
    7
    g
    Cholesterol
     
    25
    mg
    8
    %
    Sodium
     
    461
    mg
    20
    %
    Potassium
     
    62
    mg
    2
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    1
    g
    0
    %
    Fiber
     
    0.05
    g
    0
    %
    Sugar
     
    1
    g
    1
    %
    Protein
     
    5
    g
    10
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    0.03
    IU
    0
    %
    Calcium
     
    6
    mg
    1
    %
    Iron
     
    1
    mg
    6
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
    Nutrition Disclosure

    More Easy Halloween Food Ideas

    • Easy Halloween Foods To Make
    • Oreo Spider Cookies
    • Spider Hot Dogs
    • Mummy Hot Dogs Puff Pastry Appetizers

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