Description
Create festive and sweet Halloween Pretzel Treats with candy spiderwebs made from vanilla candy coating, pretzel sticks, and spooky sprinkles. Perfect as a fun, salty-sweet snack for parties or to make with kids.
Ingredients
Scale
Materials
- Wax paper
- Cookie sheets
Main Ingredients
- Pretzel sticks (enough for arranging on circles, about 8 per spiderweb)
- 16 ounces vanilla or white chocolate candy coating
- Halloween sprinkles (quantity as desired for decorating the webs)
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips (for spider decoration)
Instructions
- Prepare the wax paper circles. Use an approximately 8-inch diameter bowl to trace circles onto wax paper. Cut out the circles and place them on cookie sheets, ensuring they lay flat and ready for assembling.
- Arrange pretzel sticks. On each wax paper circle, arrange 8 pretzel sticks so they touch in the center and radiate outward evenly, resembling spiderweb spokes.
- Melt the candy coating. Following the package directions, carefully melt the vanilla or white chocolate candy coating. Stir until smooth to ensure even consistency. Transfer the melted candy to a heavy-duty gallon-sized plastic bag and snip a 1/4-inch hole in the corner for piping.
- Create the spiderweb pattern. Pipe a flat circle of candy coating in the center where the pretzels meet. Then, starting from the center, pipe a continuous spiraling line outward across the pretzels, stopping before the tips so the pretzels stick out slightly. Pipe over the spiral outermost ring several times to thicken it, creating a base for the sprinkles.
- Add sprinkles. Pour Halloween sprinkles into a bowl. Using a small spoon, carefully sprinkle them over the thickened outer ring of the spiderweb to decorate and add festive color.
- Melt and prepare chocolate for spiders. Place chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in 30-second intervals, stirring well between each until smooth. Transfer melted chocolate to a small plastic bag, snip a tiny hole in one corner for detailed piping.
- Decorate spiders. In the center of each spiderweb, pipe the spider by first creating the legs: draw a plus sign (+) and then an X over it to mimic 8 legs. Next, pipe a small filled circle on top for the body. Add two tiny sprinkles on the spider’s body for eyes.
- Allow to set. Let the spiderwebs dry fully for several hours until the candy coating and chocolate set completely and harden.
- Serve. Carefully peel the spiderwebs from the wax paper if possible without breaking, or serve directly on the wax paper circles for easy handling.
Notes
- Candy Spiderwebs are ideal Halloween Pretzel Treats that combine festive decoration with a salty and sweet taste.
- These are fun and easy to make with children, making perfect party snacks or classroom treats.
- Ensure not to overheat the candy coating to prevent burning and clumping.
- Use heavy-duty plastic bags for piping to avoid tearing while decorating.
- For best results, let the treats dry completely before handling to maintain shape and avoid breakage.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 spiderweb
- Calories: 289 kcal
- Sugar: 32 g
- Sodium: 134 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 1 mg
