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Chocolate Halloween Spiders

October 7, 2011 by Cara

As it is and so be it, the last day of…

is upon us. We learned so much this week, didn’t we? Like the fact that:

Apples with fangs need a little love too;

Oranges secretly cross-dress as pumpkins from time-to-time;

The term “One-eyed Willy” seems to mean something different to most of my perverted readers;

and the closest any vegan would get to eating an animal is a chocolate-covered strawberry owl.

Which inevitably brings me to my last Freaky Fruit. And let me say, these are disgusting. Ladies and Gents, I give to you:

Halloween Chocolate Spiders

Chocolate Halloween Spiders

Hmmmm. Maybe I should work on that name… Doesn’t exactly flow off the top of the tongue, now does it? These repulsive fruit treats will gross you out even as you make them. (No for real though, I honestly kept cringing as I was making them).

Chocolate Halloween Spiders

Don’t they make you wanna vomit from their creepiness? What?? No one barfs anymore due to disgust these days? Hmmpf. But just look at them though *cringing*:

Chocolate Halloween Spiders made with dates and gluten free pretzels

Hey look! These spiders have been sweating to the Oldies! For the love of Richard Simmons, someone get them a towel…

I guess they are not that bad once you cover them up in chocolate. Everything looks better dipped in chocolate, really…

Here’s what you’ll need to make these creepy Chocolate Halloween Spiders:

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Chocolate Halloween Spiders

  • Author: Fork & Beans
  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 20 mins
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Ingredients

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  • 5 Medjool dates
  • 20 O-shaped gluten free pretzels
  • 5 homemade googly eyes
  • 1/2 c. nondairy chocolate, melted

Instructions

  1. Carefully slice the pretzels in half. You will need 8 legs total for each spider.
  2. Insert pretzels into the body of the Medjool date.
  3. Gently dip the spider into the melted chocolate and allow the excess to drip off. Take a toothpick and gently separate chocolate from legs to ensure 8 perky legs appear.
  4. Set on a baking sheet lined with parchment or wax paper.
  5. Place an eyeball in the middle of the head and press down until it sets and freeze the spiders until set.

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Don’t forget your vegan melted chocolate! Might I suggest the Enjoy Life brand? (I sound like a waiter offering you wine) So as the old adage goes, When one door closes…another must open. So fear not freaky fruit loving friends (try saying that fast 3 times in a row!), Next week’s theme will be…

Yeah right, like I’m going to tell you that! 

But I will tell you to come back on Saturday. Saturdays are reserved for my: “How to make gluten-free and vegan homemade Halloween candy”. 

Please warn your guests prior to eating these spiders that there is an egg sack inside (ie: the pit) that should not be consumed!

So long Freaky Fruits. You’ve been so good to us!

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Filed Under: Dairy-Free, Desserts, Egg Free, Gluten-Free, Halloween, Kid-Friendly, Nut Free, Vegan

About Cara

Based in Chicago with her husband and son, Cara is the creator behind the site Fork and Beans: A place where kids can have fun with their food.

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Comments

  1. Mo

    October 14, 2011 at 10:46 pm

    I absolutely love those spiders!

  2. Kristen

    October 11, 2011 at 5:07 am

    I love these! They are gross and cute all at the same time. Well done! 🙂

    • Cara

      October 11, 2011 at 6:28 am

      hehe. Thank you Kristen! I’m not sure if I could have handled them without the chocolate…they would have been too yucky for me 😉

  3. Jeni Treehugger

    October 8, 2011 at 1:21 am

    I happen to like spiders for realz. I happen to like these little fellows too.
    🙂

    • Cara

      October 8, 2011 at 6:29 am

      Eegads! Really? Spiders kinda freak me out a bit but these guys I can handle as long as they have chocolate on them. hehe.

  4. Julie Lynn (@GFreeVeganFam)

    October 7, 2011 at 7:45 pm

    Ok..those are just awesome!

    • Cara

      October 7, 2011 at 7:58 pm

      Thank you for saying so, Julie! They are pretty fun to make too 🙂

  5. Isobelle

    October 7, 2011 at 6:00 pm

    These are SO incredible!

    • Cara

      October 7, 2011 at 7:15 pm

      I’m so glad that you like them, Isobelle. Loving your blog! 🙂

  6. Angela @ Vegangela.com

    October 7, 2011 at 5:29 pm

    omg those chocolate spiders are adorable!

    • Cara

      October 7, 2011 at 7:15 pm

      And by adorable you mean creepy right??? (Just trying not to give these critters a complex, you know what I mean?) hehe. Thank you for stopping by Angela!

  7. *Alex*

    October 7, 2011 at 3:24 pm

    I am loving all these little monster treats! Amazing! 😀

    • Cara

      October 7, 2011 at 3:40 pm

      Aw, thank you so much Alex! So glad you stopped by 🙂

  8. Kathy Hester (geekypoet)

    October 7, 2011 at 10:28 am

    Yum, another great idea!

    • Cara

      October 7, 2011 at 11:50 am

      I’ll bring these if you feed me oatmeal 🙂

  9. GiGi Anber

    October 7, 2011 at 9:07 am

    Well I guess chocolate covered drier lint is better than navel lint, and speaking of navels I love orange cross dressers. The apples are hilarious. Cara your smile looks so innocuous too 🙂 Like minds think alike.

    • Cara

      October 7, 2011 at 9:12 am

      I’m not gonna lie, I had to look up the word “innocuous.” haha! You and your big words 🙂 I learn so much from you. And hey, don’t forget toe jam lint! A fine delicatessen in some parts… <3

      • Brooke

        October 7, 2011 at 9:54 am

        Wow. That whole “dryer lint” thing went from gross and mildly disturbing to absolutely disgusting in no time flat! Lol! =)

        • Cara

          October 7, 2011 at 11:47 am

          That’s how we do things here at Fork and Beans 🙂

          • Brooke

            October 7, 2011 at 11:57 am

            I like it! 🙂

          • Cara

            October 7, 2011 at 2:00 pm

            Then you fit perfectly right in! hehe

  10. Brooke

    October 7, 2011 at 7:54 am

    These are absolutely darling! And you’re right, everything does look better covered in chocolate. Dates, pretzels, dryer lint…

    • Cara

      October 7, 2011 at 7:56 am

      Ahahaha! Dryer lint–that is hilarious, Brooke. Thanks for the good laugh this morning 🙂

  11. rachel

    October 7, 2011 at 6:40 am

    ahh love those spiders, so creepy, so cute 😉

    • Cara

      October 7, 2011 at 7:43 am

      Aren’t they disgusting yet adorable? I didn’t even know it was possible to be both 🙂

  12. coldandsleepy

    October 7, 2011 at 6:04 am

    Chocolate spiders! I love them!

    • Cara

      October 7, 2011 at 7:58 am

      xoxo, Thank you. P.S. I just realized that you live in one of my most favorite cities in the world!!! Jealous…

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