Halloween Pretzels (Chocolate Spider Web)

Halloween Pretzels are next-level spooky! These 3-ingredient spider webs covered in homemade creepy chocolate spiders are scarily easy to make. 

Grab pretzel sticks, dark chocolate, white chocolate and your favorite spider candy mold, because it’s TIME TO BUILD!

Remember to check out the Helpful Tips section below to speed up your prep time and make sure your pretzel spider web doesn’t fall apart!

Why this recipe works

• You only need 3 ingredients to build this spooky treat 
• If you follow my recipe tips, the deliciously spooky spider web will not fall apart
• You can prepare this recipe in advance or as a last-minute Halloween dessert
• Homemade chocolate-covered pretzels are easy to make

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Helpful tips

Tip 1: These Shortcuts Will Help You Make This Spooky Recipe Faster! 

Your Halloween party guests are arriving in an hour? Got it.

• Microwave the chocolate instead of doing the double boiler method. 
• Prep the white chocolate pretzels first, so that it has enough time to dry before you assemble the spider web. 
• To help the chocolate set faster, put the white chocolate pretzels in the fridge. After you assemble the entire spider web, you can also cool it in the fridge so the chocolate sets faster. 

Tip 2: Let The White Chocolate Pretzels FULLY DRY. (Do NOT Skip This Step)

In a nutshell, there are two parts to this structure: 

1. Spider web (white chocolate covered pretzels)
2. Base (dark chocolate circle)

The Base acts like a foundation for the structure and fuses with the spider web, so when you pick it up it doens’t fall apart. The spider web itself isn’t strong enough. 

Allowing the white chocolate to dry first, gives it time to bind better to the pretzel and then later to the dark chocolate.

Tip 3: Don’t Just Throw All The Pretzels Into the White Chocolate, As I Did! 

Don’t do it. I did it. And, it was messy. In my initial recipe test, I threw a handful of pretzel sticks into the bowl. The bowl was so crowded that the pretzels didn’t get a good coat of chocolate. 

Instead, Dip one pretzel in the melted white chocolate at a time. 

Tip 4: How to NOT burn chocolate in the Microwave

Microwave the chocolate in 30-second intervals. Once the chocolate burns it’s too stiff to use and you will need to throw it out and start over. 

I find that it takes longer to melt white chocolate compared to dark chocolate. 

For this recipe, I used Ghirardelli dark and white chocolate chips. It’s such forgiving chocolate and it easily melts in the microwave. 

Tip 5: Don’t Stack the Spider Webs on Top of Each Other

When you plate your final Halloween treat give the spider webs their own space. I like to plate them on a large cookie sheet. 

Tip 6: How to Prevent clumps of white chocolate on the pretzels

I tried a knife, a spoon, and an icing spatula. The icing spatula was the best because it’s easier to lift the pretzels out of the bowl without a ton of icing stuck to it. 

Another tip is to scrape any excess white chocolate off on the side of the bowl before you lift the pretzel out of the bowl.

Equipment

• Spider candy mold

Try More Halloween Party Food Recipes!

• Here’s all of my Halloween Recipes
• This Scary Halloween Rice Krispie Treat is extra creepy with the edible red gel “blood”
• Try these adorable Ghost-Shaped Halloween Sandwiches

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