Family Fun Bagel of Doom: Easy Halloween PB&J Bagel

Family Fun’s Bagel of Doom turns an ordinary peanut butter and jelly bagel into a silly Halloween lunch with candy eyes, red jelly, and plastic vampire fangs. It takes about 10 minutes to make and is perfect for a Halloween lunchbox surprise, an after-school snack, or an easy party treat.

Why You’ll Love This Halloween Bagel

This is Halloween food at its easiest: no baking, no complicated decorating, and only a handful of ingredients. Strawberry or raspberry jelly peeking out around the vampire fangs gives the bagel a wonderfully gruesome little “blood” effect, while candy eyes keep it more silly than scary.

Better yet, you can make one Bagel of Doom for a lunchbox or assemble a whole platter for a Halloween party.

What You’ll Need

• 1 sliced bagel: Choose a fresh bagel with a center hole large enough to hold the fangs.
• Peanut butter: Use your family’s favorite creamy or crunchy peanut butter.
• Strawberry or raspberry jelly: Red jelly gives the filling its best vampire-blood effect. I like strawberry jelly for this Halloween snack.
• 2 candy eyes: These candy eyes turn an ordinary bagel into a wide-eyed little monster.
• 1 pair plastic vampire fangs: A set of plastic vampire fangs creates the Bagel of Doom’s signature grin.

Watch How to Make a Bagel of Doom

See how easy it is to turn an ordinary peanut butter and jelly bagel into a silly Halloween Bagel of Doom. In this quick video, you’ll see how to shape the center for the plastic vampire fangs, add the PB&J filling and candy eyes, and finish the monster face. Remember to remove the plastic fangs before eating.

How to Make a Bagel of Doom

1. Prepare the bagel. Slice the bagel in half if it is not already sliced. Look at the center opening and make sure your plastic fangs will fit.
2. Make room for the fangs if needed. If the bagel hole is large enough, you can simply tuck the fangs into the center. If they do not sit securely, carefully trim a small rectangular notch from the inner edge of the bagel.
3. Add the filling. Spread peanut butter over one bagel half and strawberry or raspberry jelly over the other. Let a little red jelly show around the opening for an extra-creepy “bloody” effect.
4. Add the eyes. Dab a tiny amount of peanut butter onto the back of two candy eyes and press them onto the top of the bagel.
5. Give it some bite. Tuck the plastic vampire fangs securely into the center opening or prepared notch.

Tips for the Best Bagels of Doom

Start with fresh bagels. Softer bagels are easier to work with and less likely to crack when you position the fangs.

Check the center hole before cutting. You may not need to cut the bagel at all. Many bagels already have enough room to hold the vampire teeth.

Use red jelly. Strawberry and raspberry are especially fun because the jelly looks like pretend vampire blood.

Making several? A bagel slicer can be helpful when you’re preparing a platter of bagels, but it isn’t necessary for the recipe.

Important Safety Note

The plastic vampire fangs are decorative and are not edible. Remove them before eating the bagel and supervise younger children. For very young children, skip the plastic fangs and use an age-appropriate edible decoration instead.

Nut-Free Halloween Lunchbox Variation

If you’re sending a Bagel of Doom to a school that restricts peanuts or tree nuts, substitute a school-approved spread. SunButter Original sunflower seed butter works particularly well with strawberry jelly.

Always follow your school’s individual allergy guidelines.

Fun Bagel of Doom Variations

• Different monster mouths: Try raspberry preserves, grape jelly, or another favorite sandwich filling.
• Marshmallow eyes: Use small pieces of marshmallow with a chocolate chip center in place of candy eyes.
• Doughnuts of Doom: Swap the bagel for a sliced doughnut and add the eyes and vampire fangs for a sweeter Halloween treat.
• Savory monster bagel: Use cream cheese and your favorite savory sandwich fillings instead of PB&J.

Serving Bagels of Doom

For a Halloween party, arrange several Bagels of Doom on a dark serving platter with fruit, pretzels, popcorn, or other easy Halloween snacks.

For school lunches, assemble the bagel the morning you plan to serve it so the jelly doesn’t have too much time to soften the bread. A chilled Bentgo Chill Kids lunch box is especially useful if you use fillings that need to stay cold.

Bagel of Doom FAQs

Do I have to cut a hole in the bagel?

No. If your bagel already has a large enough center opening, simply tuck the plastic fangs into the hole. Only trim a small notch if you need more room to hold the fangs securely.

What jelly works best for a Halloween bagel?

Strawberry or raspberry jelly gives the Bagel of Doom the most dramatic Halloween look because the red filling resembles pretend blood.

Can I make Bagels of Doom ahead of time?

They’re best assembled the day you plan to serve them. You can gather the decorations ahead of time, then add the peanut butter, jelly, eyes, and fangs shortly before serving or packing the bagel.

Can I make this without peanut butter?

Absolutely. Use sunflower seed butter or another spread that works for your family’s dietary needs. For school lunches, check your school’s allergy policy before packing it.

More Creepy-Cute Halloween Food

If your family gets a kick out of this silly vampire bagel, make my Family Fun Rat Bites next. The chocolate-covered doughnut rats are another delightfully creepy Halloween snack from the Family Fun collection.

The Family Fun Bagel of Doom

This playful Halloween idea proves that you don’t need a complicated recipe to make an ordinary lunch memorable. A bagel, PB&J, a pair of wide candy eyes, and some ridiculous vampire teeth are all it takes to transform lunch into something your kids will remember.

More silly than sinister, the Bagel of Doom is exactly the kind of easy Halloween food that’s fun to make—and even more fun to find staring back at you from the lunch table.