Peanut butter spiders
Looking for a fun, creative and creepy treat for your loved ones this Halloween? Look no further. Our peanut butter spiders feature peanut butter, chocolate, crispy rice cereal and pretzels in a delicious bite-size package. Simple and fun to make, they require just a little assembly while bringing plenty of creepy-crawly fun to your Halloween celebrations.
Yield: 10 to 12 bugs
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Peanut butter
- ¼ cup Butter, room temperature
- 1 cup Powdered sugar
- 2 cups Crisped rice cereal
- Bamboo skewers for dipping
- 2 cups Chocolate chips
- 2 Tbsp. Vegetable shortening
- Candy-covered chocolate pieces for eyes
- Large pretzels, broken into curves, for legs
Directions
- In a large bowl, beat peanut butter, butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until thoroughly combined. Add cereal and mix well.
- Scoop rounded teaspoon-sized portions from the mixture and shape into balls with clean hands. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Attach peanut butter balls to skewers before dipping in chocolate. Set up an area where peanut butter balls can remain upright on the skewers while cooling/drying. Line area with waxed paper to catch drips.
- Melt chocolate chips and shortening in small saucepan, over low heat, stirring constantly. Dip peanut butter balls in chocolate. Add the candy eyes while the chocolate is still warm.
- Refrigerate for 15 minutes. Then carefully insert the pretzel legs into the peanut butter balls to make peanut butter spiders. Refrigerate for another 15 minutes. Remove skewers, and then serve.