• Begin by preheating the oven to 180 degrees C/350 degrees f.
• Make the ketchup (optional): See note 2 for Keto Ketchup recipe.
• Boil eggs: Bring water to a boil in a medium pot on the stove. Lower the room-temperature eggs carefully into the water and then boil them for 10 minutes and then submerge them in ice-cold water.
• Make the meat mixture: Begin by grating or blending the onion and garlic. Next, in a large bowl, mix the flaxseed meal with the onion and garlic and let it sit for 5 minutes to absorb. Then add the ground beef and pork, ketchup, 2 eggs, smoked paprika, parsley, thyme, salt, and pepper, and mix well.

Assemble:

• Line a large baking dish, baking sheet, or cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• Add a thin layer of the meat mixture in the shape of a face.
• Peel and slice 2 boiled eggs in half to create 4 halves.
• Add one egg half on the top, bottom, left, and right in a t or cross pattern for the forehead, chin, and cheekbones.
• Add a layer of cheese slices in between the eggs.
• Begin to add the second layer of meatloaf over the eggs and cheese, leaving space in the middle for the nose.
• Add a whole hard-boiled egg standing upright for the nose, and cover it in the meat mixture. Press 2 holes with your fingers for the nostril, and shape meat mixture to create the bridge of the nose above the egg.
• To create the mouth, roll some of the meatloaf meat between your hands to create a long rope shape and form the lips. Do this once for the upper lip, and once for the lower lip. You should still be able to see the cheese through the mouth.
• For the horns, mold horn shapes out of the meat and place it on top of the monster’s head.
• If there is meat mixture left over, make some ears for either side of the monster’s head. Finally, if I still have some of the meat mixture left, I add it to the demon’s chin and nose to make them a little longer and more pronounced.
• Press the meat to form the eye sockets.
• Add brown sugar (or a sugar substitute) and apple cider vinegar to the ketchup and spread the ketchup all over the pork and beef meatloaf, avoiding the cheese in the open mouth. This step is great for the kids to help with!
• Wrap the horns with bacon.
• Bake for 45 minutes at 180°C. Remove the meatloaf and add a second layer of ketchup, and then bake for another 15 minutes.
• Add the eyes: Slice the remaining hard-boiled egg in half and place each half in the eye sockets. Add slices of black olives to create the pupils.
• Serve! See the post for some serving suggestions.