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Halloween, holiday, kids, kids create, recipes · October 25, 2010

Fast Easy Halloween Spider Web Treat

The holidays, no matter which one it is, always seem busy. I want to get festive but I don’t have time to do everything. So having fast, easy, fun treats like this one to fall back on are great…and real kid-pleasers. 馃檪

I think I saw something similar to this with licorice. I love the salty sweet factor so I used pretzels instead.

This project/treat uses things you probably already have on hand and takes about 15 minutes of prep time.

Here is the how to {quick note: as always I use my pocket camera for the steps…but the quality was even poorer this time because it was dark, cloudy, and rainy while I was making these…my apologies…anyway…}:

1. Melt your chocolate. I use a small pan full of water and a metal bowl to rest on top of it. I only fill the pan halfway so that the bowl doesn’t touch the water.

Turn it on med-high heat.

Add your chocolate. I used about 3/4-1 cup for four spiderwebs.

Stir occasionally until completely melted. Remove from heat for a few minutes while you prep your pretzels.

2. While it is cooling…Lay down some wax paper. Add about 10-12 stick pretzels in a circular fashion for each spider web you want to make.

3. Fill a ziploc or other plastic bag with the chocolate. I used an old yogurt container to set the open bag into so it was easy to dump the chocolate in.

4. Snip a small opening at the bottom top of the bag and squeeze the chocolate in a circular fashion over your pretzels.

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5. Let it cool at room temperature for a few hours…OR you can slide them onto a cookie sheet and pop them in the fridge for about 30 minutes or less. You will know they are ready when the chocolate no longer looks glossy, but has turned completely matte looking.

6. Peel from the wax paper and lay it onto top of your bowl full of ice cream.

You can break the web and stick it in all pretty if you want. I kept them intact and added some plastic spiders. I could only find our orange one as far as our Halloween critters go, so I raided my 2 year old’s stash of plastic bugs to get some more for the rest of the webs. I fear I may have had a rash purging afternoon and thrown my other spiders away. I don’t exactly remember…do you ever do that? Ah!

My boys loved the spider webs! My mouth is watering, just remembering the salty and sweet combination. YUM.

We ate this for a Sunday night treat …

…but it would be a good one for tonight for Family Home Evening…AND you can easily whip it up while you are making dinner!

Sweet…literally!

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  1. Family Valois says

    October 25, 2010 at 2:24 PM

    IF I made all the great treats you make, I'd be HUGE! No self control here!

    Now on to those gorgeous tree photos, oh my! And I love the great light behind your son, safe from shadows under the tree. Wow, what great trees, and great opportunity to take pics!

    Reply
  2. Chrissy says

    October 25, 2010 at 3:03 PM

    They are super cute and I bet they are super yummy!! I love pretzels with chocolate!!

    Reply
  3. kirstin & jordan says

    October 25, 2010 at 3:03 PM

    Love this! The salty sweet combo is my favorite. 馃檪
    We have a party this weekend- maybe these will be my contribution.

    Reply
  4. Bec says

    October 25, 2010 at 5:35 PM

    My gosh, that looks delicious! We are absolutely trying this!!

    Reply
  5. sisters4saymoreismore says

    October 25, 2010 at 7:49 PM

    adorable! i might even try this one, it looks simple enough for a non-cook like myself! my kids could even help!

    ~selina

    Reply
  6. Kalleen at Second Street says

    October 25, 2010 at 9:08 PM

    Chocolate and pretzels are one of my favorite treats. What a smart idea. I'm dying to make these. Thanks so much for sharing.

    Reply
  7. Kendra Goodrich says

    October 25, 2010 at 11:18 PM

    I love this idea! I will definitely be using sometime in the future. You have such great ideas, I love reading your blog. I'm sort of a stalker, but in a good way.

    Reply
  8. yellowmum says

    October 26, 2010 at 12:28 AM

    So cute, fun, easy and chocolate! We're definitely trying this!

    Reply
  9. Moozoo says

    October 26, 2010 at 4:30 AM

    I am adding this to my binder of fun things to do with my grandkids . . someday when we live near them. I luv your blog and think you are a wonderful mom.

    Reply
  10. Kelly A. says

    October 26, 2010 at 5:12 AM

    I made these for FHE today and they were a huge hit! Thanks so much for the cute idea!!

    Reply
  11. Your Holiness Queen Tatahanna says

    October 26, 2010 at 10:53 AM

    I am so making these. I love chocolate covered pretzels. Thank you great idea.

    Reply
  12. Ashley @ Little Miss Momma says

    October 27, 2010 at 4:22 AM

    Love these! I am featuring them on the little miss momma facebook page today: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Little-Miss-Momma/372046156856

    Reply
  13. The Bonjour Four says

    October 27, 2010 at 6:31 AM

    oh my gosh these are fabulous!! and they look so good too. Too bad I have a tooth ache right now.

    Reply
  14. nannergirl says

    October 27, 2010 at 1:17 PM

    My daughter and I made these last night – they were a big hit. Thanks!

    Reply
  15. Krysta and Jan-Michael says

    June 7, 2012 at 10:55 PM

    Delia! I miss your blog updates =( Anyway, I pinned you on my recipes board on Pinterest. I don't want to forget to make this on Halloween! xoxo

    Reply
  16. Anonymous says

    October 22, 2012 at 7:14 PM

    hi- what kind of chocolate do you use?

    Reply
  17. Aaliyah says

    September 30, 2015 at 2:24 AM

    I think my son can do this.. We’ll do this bono..

    Reply
  18. Kathleen Taylor says

    October 14, 2015 at 6:50 AM

    Can you melt Reese’s peanut butter cups for this?

    Reply
    • Delia says

      October 19, 2015 at 9:48 PM

      Good question. You probably could. I’m not sure how well the peanut butter would harden with the chocolate, but you could always try!

      Reply

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