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This blog post was originally published on October 28th, 2020.
I’m always looking for fun little crafts to do with my kids around different holidays, and double the points if they are also somehow a snack. I’m all about hitting two birds with one stone, especially since we are spending so much time indoors these days with not much to look forward to. Why not make snack time extra special? This year, I decided to whip up these ultra-cute Strawberry Spider Snacks to get us in the Halloween spirit!
My kids and I loved them!
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They’re made with fresh strawberries, and pretzel sticks, plus a little bit of melted chocolate for a hint of sweet. Candy eyeballs finish them off!
I also loved that we were getting a serving of fruit while eating them. My tip is to put the pretzel stick legs in the spiders right before you cover them with chocolate so that the sticks don’t get soggy and stale.
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Ingredients…
(Makes 12 Strawberry Spider Snacks)
- 1lb. whole strawberries, washed, dried, stems removed
- 10 oz. chocolate baking chips, melted
- 1 16oz. bag of pretzel sticks
- edible candy eyeballs
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Instructions…
- First, assemble your spiders! Take some pretzel sticks and snap them in half. Place a half into each strawberry as spider legs. This is an easy task to assign the kids! Mine loved helping me stick the legs on!
- Meanwhile, melt your chocolate in a double boiler over medium heat. Stir often until the chocolate is smooth and creamy.
- Transfer your strawberry spiders to a cooling rack on top of a baking sheet, making sure to leave 1-2 inches of space between each.
- Drizzle chocolate over the strawberry “body” of the spider, and allow it to drip down over the edges. This is why the cooling rack is essential! So that the excess chocolate can drip down onto the baking sheet, rather than collecting around the strawberry.
- Apply your candy eyeballs to your spiders, and allow to cool for 10-15 minutes until hardened.
- Once the chocolate is hard, arrange on a spooky dessert tray of your choice, and serve. If not serving immediately, place in the fridge until it’s time to serve.
- Enjoy!
Strawberry Spider Snacks
Equipment
- Nonstick Baking Sheet with Cooling Rack
- Double Boiler
Ingredients
- 1 lb whole strawberries, washed, dried, stems removed
- 10 oz. chocolate baking chips, melted
- 16 oz. bag pretzel sticks
- edible candy eyeballs
Instructions
- First, assemble your spiders! Take some pretzel sticks and snap them in half. Place a half into each strawberry as spider legs. This is an easy task to assign the kids! Mine loved helping me stick the legs on!
- Meanwhile, melt your chocolate in a double boiler over medium heat. Stir often until the chocolate is smooth and creamy.
- Transfer your strawberry spiders to a cooling rack on top of a baking sheet, making sure to leave 1-2 inches of space between each.
- Drizzle chocolate over the strawberry “body” of the spider, and allow it to drip down over the edges. This is why the cooling rack is essential—so that the excess chocolate can drip down onto the baking sheet, rather than collecting around the strawberry.
- Apply your candy eyeballs to your spiders, and allow to cool for 10-15 minutes until hardened.
- Once the chocolate is hard, arrange on a spooky dessert tray of your choice, and serve. If not serving immediately, place in the fridge until it’s time to serve.
- Enjoy!
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These are freakin adorable!!
Thanks Tai! xoxo
Made these tonight for my niece and nephew to enjoy on Halloween tomorrow. They saw me making them and asked if they could try one. One turned into three, and then the rest of my family ate the rest. If I knew they would be such a big hit I would have made a whole lot more! Thank you for this recipe! You’re awesome!