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Slithering Snake Snack – Halloween pigs in a blanket

September 8, 2019 This post may contain affiliate links.

This Slithering Snake Snack will have everyone squirming until they realize it’s just pigs in a blanket in disguise.

turn ordinary pigs in a blanket into a slithering snake snack for Halloween

As I mentioned earlier, we are hosting a Carnival of the Creepy Crawlers party this year for Halloween and I am busy creating recipes for our party.

(NOTE: This post was originally posted to my Hungry Halloween website back in 2010. I updated the recipe post in 2020).

For our party, I decided to transform “pigs in a blanket” into a snake.

No matter what elaborate food I serve at my Halloween parties, I’m always surprised at how quickly my guests gobble up hot dogs wrapped in crescent dough.

orange and black snack snack - hot dogs wrapped in pizza dough shaped like a snake
Shaping the snake was really easy.

Moving it once it’s baked was a bit more challenging.

I used a long metal spatula to lift the back end of the snake up and I held the front end and swiftly moved it onto a plastic wrap covered leaf paper.

Ingredients:

1 tube Pillsbury Crescent Recipe Creations Sheet
a dusting of flour
6 hot dogs (I recommend Nathan’s Beef Franks)
Orange and Black food coloring spray or food coloring
1 strip of roasted red pepper

wrap hot dog slices in Pillsbury crescent dough then shape it into a snake

Instructions:

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place a baking sheet or baking stone in the oven to preheat, as well.
  • Unroll the crescent sheet on a lightly floured work surface.
  • Use a rolling pin to roll the dough out to an 8”x13” rectangle.
  • Cut into two 4”x13” strips.
  • Cut 3 hot dogs into 3/4” slices.
  • Remove the end pieces. Lay together down the middle of one dough strip leaving an inch of uncovered dough at one end (for the head).
  • Bring the two sides of the dough up and over the hot dogs. Pinch the dough together to seal shut. Roll over so the seam is on the bottom.
  • Form a snakehead out of the hot dog-less end.
  • Cut one more hot dog into 3/4” slices and remove the end pieces.
  • Lay down the middle at the very end of the other dough strip.
  • Cut the tips off the remaining two hot dogs.
  • Lay them together on a cutting board.
  • Cut along the edges of the hot dogs, gradually tapering the ends to a point.
  • Cut the tapered hot dogs into 1/2”-3/4” slices.
  • Set in the middle of the dough strip.
  • Bring the two sides of the dough up and over the hot dogs.
  • Pinch the dough together to seal shut.
  • Roll over so the seam is on the bottom.
  • Lay a large piece of parchment paper on your work surface.
  • Arrange the two halves of the snake in a slithering pattern on the paper.
  • Pinch the dough together in the middle of the snake.

Use Wilton food coloring spray to create orange and black stripes on the crescent dough snake.

  • I used Wilton Food Mist food coloring spray to color my snake, but I might recommend just brushing on black and orange food coloring as it might be a little neater.
  • This is a pretty easy recipe to create, the only challenge is moving the snake once it is completed.
  • Spray (or brush) stripes of orange and black all along the snake.

spray the crescent dough snake with orange and black food coloring spray

As you can see the food coloring spray creates quite a mess on the parchment paper.

I didn’t want the spray to burn in the oven, so I carefully transferred the snake to a piece of non-stick foil set on the backside of a baking sheet.

 

  • Cut out two circles and one tongue from the strip of roasted red pepper. Cut them larger than you want them, as they will shrink in the oven. Mine are smaller than I would have liked them.
  • Attach to the snake.
  • Slide the snake and the foil onto the hot baking sheet or baking stone in the oven.
  • Bake for 10-14 minutes until golden brown.
  • Allow the snack to cool for 5 minutes before transferring the snake to a serving platter. Serve hot.

 

 

 

 

 

orange and black snack snack - hot dogs wrapped in pizza dough shaped like a snake

I found this fun paper at United Art and Education and plan to cover my kitchen island with it for our party.  I’ll cover the entire thing with plastic wrap and place the food directly on top.

slithering snake snack Halloween pigs in a blanket decorated with food coloring spray
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Slithering Snake Snack - Halloween Pigs in a Blanket
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
14 mins
 

Create an orange and black snake using crescent rolls and hot dogs. This Halloween meal will be a huge hit with your family and friends.

Course: Appetizer, Entree
Cuisine: American
Keyword: gross halloween food, halloween, halloween appetizer, hot dogs, pigs in a blanket
Servings: 6
Calories: 205 kcal
Author: Beth
Ingredients
  • 1 tube Pillsbury Crescent Recipe Creations Sheet
  • a dusting of flour
  • 6 hot dogs I recommend Nathan's Beef Franks
  • Orange and Black food coloring spray or food coloring
  • 1 strip of roasted red pepper (or use a red bell pepper)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Place a baking sheet or baking stone in the oven to preheat, as well.
  3. Unroll the crescent sheet on a lightly floured work surface.
  4. Use a rolling pin to roll the dough out to an 8”x13” rectangle.
  5. Cut into two 4”x13” strips.
  6. Cut 3 hot dogs into 3/4” slices.
  7. Remove the end pieces.
  8. Lay the hot dog slices together down the middle of one dough strip leaving an inch of uncovered dough at one end (for the head).
  9. Bring the two sides of the dough up and over the hot dogs.
  10. Pinch the dough together to seal shut.
  11. Roll over so the seam is on the bottom.
  12. Form a snakehead out of the hot dog-less ends.
  13. Cut one more hot dog into 3/4” slices and remove the end pieces.
  14. Lay down the middle at the very end of the other dough strip.
  15. Cut the tips off the remaining two hot dogs.
  16. Lay them together on a cutting board.
  17. Cut along the edges of the hot dogs, gradually tapering the ends to a point.
  18. Cut the tapered hot dogs into 1/2”-3/4” slices.
  19. Set in the middle of the dough strip.
  20. Bring the two sides of the dough up and over the hot dogs.
  21. Pinch the dough together to seal shut.
  22. Roll over so the seam is on the bottom.
  23. Lay a large piece of parchment paper on your work surface.
  24. Arrange the two halves of the snake in a slithering pattern on the paper.
  25. Pinch the dough together in the middle of the snake.
  26. Spray (or brush) stripes of orange and black all along the snake.
  27. Cut out two circles and one tongue from the strip of roasted red pepper. Cut them larger than you want them, as they will shrink in the oven.
  28. Attach to the snake.
  29. Slide the snake and the foil onto the hot baking sheet or baking stone in the oven.
  30. Bake for 10-14 minutes until golden brown.
  31. Allow the snack to cool for 5 minutes before transferring the snake to a serving platter.
  32. Serve hot.

creepy Halloween themed party food

If you like this creepy snake snack you might also enjoy seeing what else I served at our creepy crawler party.

Halloween carnival with spiders and bugs.

See how we transformed our garage into a creepy crawler carnival here.

creepy Halloween carnival games

See how to create games for your own creepy crawler Halloween carnival.

 

I was so excited to see that Pillsbury shared my Slithering Snack Snack on their Facebook page.

Be sure to check out all the Halloween recipes here on Hungry Happenings.

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  1. Beth Jackson Klosterboer

    October 25, 2011 at 2:11 am

    Hi Anonymous,

    So happy to hear you had such success making this recipe. Would love to see pictures if you took any. Happy Halloween!

    Beth @ Hungry Halloween

    Reply
  2. Anonymous

    October 25, 2011 at 1:53 am

    Made two slithering snakes for my daughter's halloween-themed 4th b'day party – the kids and adults loved it! Then I made it again the following night for dinner when her cousin came over – again, kids loved it! Can't believe how life-like it came out. My nephew even said "I never ate snake before!" lol!!(I used fresh red pepper for mouth/eyes – worked out beautifully!) Thanks for the recipe!!

    Reply
  3. Beth

    October 30, 2010 at 3:38 pm

    Hi phdbakergirl,

    I'm so happy to hear that you made this recipe and that it was a huge hit. If you use cheese, put it on in the last few minutes of baking or it will either melt off or get crusty. I'm glad to hear the food coloring worked well. Happy Halloween.

    Reply
  4. phdbakergirl

    October 30, 2010 at 2:50 pm

    Made this for a party last night and it was a huge hit. I think next time I may try to put cheese in it!

    (oh, and I used food coloring to color it. It looked great!)

    Reply
  5. Anonymous

    October 21, 2010 at 3:05 am

    I love your ideas! My son's birthday falls on Halloween, and I'm always looking for cool things to do. Your site takes the cake, so to speak!
    Cheers,
    Melissa

    Reply
  6. Prudy

    October 18, 2010 at 3:43 am

    So, so , so cute! I'm amazed!

    Reply
  7. azure

    October 15, 2010 at 4:57 pm

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  8. laurie lufkin

    October 13, 2010 at 3:48 pm

    this is unreal!! So scary/cute at the same time. Another great idea Beth!

    Reply

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