Apple Spiders Halloween Snack

It's the time of year when apples are plentiful, and recipes for apples are everywhere. While those recipes are all well and good, we've got a more fun way to put those apples to good use. This Apple Spiders Halloween Snack is one of our favorite Halloween recipes. It is easy to make and kids can even make it themselves!

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• ⭐Why These Halloween Treats Are Awesome
• 🥣Ingredients
• 📋Step By Step Instructions
• 👩🏻‍🍳Expert Tips
• 🤷🏻‍♀️Recipe FAQs
• 🍎Related Apple Recipes
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⭐Why These Halloween Treats Are Awesome

• Snack comes together quickly - just 8-10 minutes
• Better for kids than super sugary snacks
• Kids can make it themselves

🥣Ingredients

• Apples - I used Gala apples because their slight sweetness works well with peanut butter. Tart apples that work with peanut butter are Granny Smith and Pink Lady.
• Pretzel Sticks - These will be used to make the legs.
• Chocolate Chips - You can also use dark chocolate or white chocolate chips.
• Candy Eyes - You can find these in the baking section of your local grocery store.
• Peanut Butter - Any kind you have on hand will work. You can even substitute with sunflower butter to make this peanut allergy friendly.

📋Step By Step Instructions

Before you make these, you'll want to set up your workspace. You can prepare these on some parchment paper.

STEP 1: Remove the stem and slice each apple into 4 discs. Discard any end slices of the apple.

STEP 2: Using a butter knife or spreader, spread peanut butter on half of the apple slices. 

STEP 3: Now it is time to add the spider legs. We will be using pretzel sticks as spider legs. Place four pretzel sticks on each side of the peanut butter-coated apples to create spider legs. 

STEP 4: Take an apple slice of a similar size and place it on top of the peanut butter apples.

STEP 5: To make the face, we will use candy eyes and chocolate chips. The center of the apple core will serve as a cute nose. Using peanut butter as glue, stick two candy eyes onto each apple.

STEP 6: Create the spider's mouth using the chocolate chips and peanut butter to hold them in place.

You can serve apple spiders on a baking sheet, which will be able to hold a lot of them at once.

These would be such a fun snack for a Halloween party or before trick or treating when you don't want your kids to be eating a bunch of sugar.

👩🏻‍🍳Expert Tips

TIP 1: When you are cutting the apples, aim for medium slices. You do not want thin slices or thick slices.

TIP 2: If you don't have chocolate chips for the spider mouth, feel free to use raisins.

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🍎Related Apple Recipes

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