Description
Learn how to create deliciously spooky marshmallow spiders with our easy recipe. Perfect for Halloween parties and kids’ treats. Click to get started!
Ingredients
- 5 oz dark chocolate candy coating (142 g)
- 6 oz purple chocolate candy coating (170 g)
- 11 large marshmallows (standard size)
- 88 small pretzel sticks
- 44 small candy eyes (5/16″) (see note)
- purple sugar sprinkles
- black sugar sprinkles
Instructions
- Take the large marshmallows and cut them in half horizontally using scissors; this will give you two circular marshmallow pieces. Gently reshape them into rounder forms with your fingers and put them aside.
- Break the small pretzel sticks in two. With 88 pretzels, you’ll have enough for 22 spiders, each having eight legs. Keep some extra in case you need them.
- Following the package instructions, melt one color of the chocolate candy coating in a microwave-safe bowl until fully liquid. Work with one color at a time.
- Dip just the pointed end of each halved pretzel into the melted chocolate. You are not fully coating the pretzel yet. This chocolate will act as an adhesive to attach it to the marshmallow. Insert the chocolate-dipped end into the side of the marshmallow. Do this with all the pretzels to create four legs on each side of the spider, leaving a small space on one side for the face.
- Place the marshmallows with their attached legs onto a sheet of parchment paper to allow them to dry. If you don’t wait for them to dry, the legs might fall off due to the weight of the chocolate coating later. Repeat this process for all marshmallows of that particular color (12 for purple, 10 for black).
- Position one of the dried marshmallows with pretzel legs on the tines of a fork. It’s easiest if there are legs on either side of the fork, not against the handle. Use a spoon to pour the melted chocolate over the entire marshmallow and legs. Gently tap the fork on the edge of the bowl to remove excess chocolate.
- With a spoon, slide the spider off the fork onto the parchment paper. Quickly place two small candy eyes on the spider. Sprinkle the body with the matching sugar sprinkles.
- Continue this process for all spiders of that color.
- Repeat these steps using the other chocolate color.
- Allow the spiders to sit until the chocolate coating has solidified, about five minutes.
Notes
- Reshape marshmallow halves into round forms before attaching pretzel legs for a realistic spider shape.
- Use a fork to coat marshmallows in melted chocolate evenly for better coverage.
- Handle spiders gently when removing excess chocolate to prevent leg breakage.
