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Halloween Peanut Butter Spiders Recipe

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  • Author: Taylor
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
  • Yield: 10 servings
  • Category: Snack
  • Method: No-Cook
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

These Halloween Peanut Butter Spiders are a fun and spooky treat perfect for Halloween parties or festive snacking. Made with creamy peanut butter, brown sugar, and a touch of flour for structure, they’re rolled into balls, frozen to firm up, and decorated with halved pretzel sticks as legs and mini vegan semi-sweet chocolate chips as eyes. No baking required, making them quick and easy to prepare.

Ingredients

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Main Ingredients

  • ½ cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2 tablespoon brown sugar
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour

Decorations

  • Halved pretzel sticks, for legs
  • Mini vegan semi-sweet chocolate chips, for eyes

Instructions

  1. Mix Ingredients: In a large bowl, stir together the creamy peanut butter and brown sugar until well combined.
  2. Add Flour and Form Dough: Gradually add the all-purpose flour to the peanut butter mixture and stir until a dough forms that can be rolled into balls.
  3. Roll into Balls: Lightly coat a pie pan with flour and roll small portions of the dough into balls, placing them on the pan to prevent sticking.
  4. Freeze the Balls: Place the dough balls in the freezer and freeze them for about 1 hour to firm up.
  5. Decorate the Spiders: Remove the peanut butter balls from the freezer and gently press three halved pretzel sticks on each side of each ball to create spider legs. Then, place two mini vegan chocolate chips on top as the spider’s eyes.
  6. Chill for Firmness: Return the decorated peanut butter spiders to the refrigerator if you want them to harden further before serving.
  7. Serve and Enjoy: Serve chilled and enjoy this festive Halloween treat!

Notes

  • Use creamy peanut butter for best texture; if too soft, add a thickener like more flour to make the dough firm enough to roll.
  • Chilling the dough makes it easier to roll into balls and helps maintain shape.
  • Serve the spiders chilled. They soften and become stickier at room temperature, so consider serving them in mini cupcake cases and with napkins.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 spider (about 30 g)
  • Calories: 130 kcal
  • Sugar: 6 g
  • Sodium: 90 mg
  • Fat: 9 g
  • Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 6.5 g
  • Trans Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 9 g
  • Fiber: 1 g
  • Protein: 4 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg

Find it online: https://skilletjoy.com/halloween-peanut-butter-spiders-recipe/