Crescent Mummy Dogs

Recipe Ingredients

This spooky recipe is simple to make because it only requires a few basic, family-friendly ingredients.

Hot Dogs: We love Oscar Mayer™ Classic Wieners Hot Dogs because they’re made with a mouthwatering combo of chicken, turkey, and pork, with no fillers or by-products.

Pillsbury™ Crescent Dough: It’s easy to handle and bakes up flaky, puffy, and adorably perfect for the mummy dog wrappings.

American Cheese: What can we say, this cheese is a classic. It melts well and is loved by all ages.

Other Ingredients: Use mustard to make cute mummy eyes—and serve with more mustard or ketchup for dipping.

How to Make Crescent Mummy Dogs

Mummy hot dogs are an easy Halloween snack or meal made by wrapping hot dogs in thin strips of crescent dough to resemble mummy bandages.

1. Prep Your Crescent Dough

Take the crescent dough out of the can and separate it at the perforations so you have 4 large rectangles. Cut each sheet of dough lengthwise into thin strips. Generally, thinner strips will work better—we found the most success wrapping and baking with strips that were about 1 cm wide.

2. Form the Mummy Dogs

Remember, your hot dogs are already fully cooked, so there’s no need to prep them ahead of time except to remove them from their package and pat them dry.

Wrap the crescent dough strips around a hot dog and a small slice of American cheese to form “bandages,” leaving a small gap for the “face” near the top. Repeat with the remaining hot dogs.

3. Bake the Mummy Dogs

Bake in a 350°F oven until the dough is puffy and golden brown and the hot dogs are, well, hot! We reduced the heat from our original recipe to ensure that the crescent dough bakes evenly and the hot dogs are heated through.

4. Serve!

Add two dots of mustard for eyes (or whatever other fun facial features you’d like to add) and serve with your favorite dipping sauces. Check out the full recipe below!

Storing and Reheating

Leftover crescent mummy dogs make a great lunch or snack. (There’s nothing better than seeing those little eyes looking back at you in the fridge the next day!) Here’s how to keep them fresh and tasty:

Refrigerator

Place leftover crescent mummy dogs in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days.

Freezer

We wouldn’t recommend freezing mummy hot dogs. We found that the dough and cheese don’t hold up well enough when reheated from frozen.

How to Reheat

We like reheating our mummy hot dogs in an air fryer or toaster oven—we’d recommend 350 for 5 to 10 minutes until they’re warm and crispy again. We wouldn’t recommend using a microwave to reheat, because it will make the crescent pastry too mushy on the outside.

Variations and Serving Suggestions

If you’re feeling creative, you can swap out a couple of the ingredients and create a whole new flavor. Looking for other fun ways to switch up this recipe? Check out more of our best mummy dog recipes!

Swap the Hot Dogs: Use packaged precooked brats instead of hot dogs for a smoky, hearty twist. Or, pick up a package of cocktail sausages to make mini versions of these cheesy Halloween pigs in a blanket. Just be sure to follow packaging instructions and heat your sausages to the correct temperature.

Change up the Cheese: Instead of American cheese, try pepper jack or melty mozzarella.

Complete Your Meal: We have a whole bunch of fun Halloween-themed recipes that would go well with these spook-tastic mummy dogs. Fries, salad, or carrot sticks would be great additions, too—and ketchup and mustard for dipping are a must!