Description
Spooky Halloween “Ritz Cracker Spiders” bring playful terror to seasonal snacking. Chocolate-covered crackers decorated with pretzel legs and candy eyes create creepy-cute treats sure to delight party guests.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 16 Ritz crackers (round crackers)
- 8 pretzel sticks
Spread/Filling:
- 4 tablespoons (1/4 cup) peanut butter
Decorative Ingredients:
- 16 mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Select crisp pretzel sticks and gently snap them in half to craft delicate spider limbs, ensuring uniform length for balanced appearance.
- Take one Ritz cracker and lavishly coat its surface with creamy peanut butter, creating a smooth adhesive foundation.
- Carefully position eight pretzel stick segments around the perimeter of the peanut butter-covered cracker, pressing them slightly into the spreadable layer to secure positioning.
- Apply another generous layer of peanut butter on a second Ritz cracker, then delicately place it atop the protruding pretzel segments, forming a complete spider body.
- Enhance the creature’s character by positioning two mini chocolate chips on the top cracker, using a tiny dollop of peanut butter to affix them as charming, glossy eyes.
- For added whimsy, experiment with alternative eye embellishments like tiny candy decorations or precision-piped royal icing to personalize your edible arachnid creation.
Notes
- Choose pretzel sticks carefully to ensure they’re sturdy and crisp, preventing breakage during assembly.
- Soften peanut butter slightly at room temperature for easier spreading and better cracker coverage.
- Experiment with alternative spreads like sunflower seed butter or chocolate hazelnut spread for different dietary needs or flavor variations.
- Create a kid-friendly activity by letting children help build their own spider snacks, making Halloween preparation more interactive and fun.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snacks
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg