Serve up a seven-layer dip, spiderweb style! 3 Halloween treats with a spooky twist

This seven-layer dip fits right in with your Halloween spread!

From seven-layer spider dip to creepy Krispie treats, these ideas will sure scare up an appetite.

Leigh Anne Wilkes shared four ideas to bring the Halloween spirit to your spread.

A few embellishing eyeballs can make anything spooky. Buy a pack of candy eyes from the grocery store, or make your own! Leigh Anne adds candy eyes to Rice Krispie Treats (go store-bought for a shortcut) and to a cup of hot chocolate and whipped cream.

Dip your donuts in a colorful glaze and they’ll be the hit of the Halloween party. After dunking, decorate them with eyeballs, spiders, and Halloween-colored sprinkles. Get the kids and grandkids involved on this idea!

Seven-Layer Spiderweb Dip

Prep: 10 minutes

Serves about 8

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/2 cups guacamole
• 2 cups sour cream
• 2 1.25 oz. pkgs taco seasoning
• 4 Tbsp mayo
• 25 oz. sliced olives
• 3 green onions sliced
• 2 cups cheddar cheese grated
• 1 tomato chopped
• 1/2 cup sour cream for web

METHOD

1. Layer guacamole in bottom of 9-10 Inch round dish
2. Mix together 2 cups sour cream, taco seasoning and mayo. Spread over top of guacamole
3. Add olives, green onions, grated cheese and diced tomatoes around edge of dish.
4. Put sour cream into a small zipper plastic bag and snip the corner off. Pipe spider web shape onto the middle section of the dip.  Add plastic spider if desired
5. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve with chips

How to Store: Leigh Anne recommends making this the day you are going to serve it and keep it refrigerated until ready to serve. If you have leftovers, cover the dip tightly with plastic wrap and store it in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. It may become watery after a day.

Tips & Notes

• Add a layer of refried beans or even black beans if you want to add some protein. Leigh Anne recommends adding it first.
• A layer of ground beef seasoned with taco seasoning would also add some additional flavor or protein. Add it before the guacamole. Use 1 lb. of meat.
• Add a can of green chiles.

Halloween Hot Chocolate

Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Total: 15 minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup white chocolate use high quality
• 4 cups milk whole milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• edible googly eyes
• sprinkles
• whipped cream
• food coloring
• mini marshmallows

METHOD

1. Heat milk in a saucepan over medium heat until bubbles begin to form. Do not let it boil.
2. Add in white chocolate.
3. Stir until chocolate is melted and milk is smooth. Remove from heat.
4. Add in vanilla and desired food coloring. Mix well.
5. Pour into mug and serve with whip cream and sprinkles

Tips & Notes

Always heat your milk low and slow, don ‘t let it come to a boil. It is ok to just let small bubbles form around the edge of the pan.

Stir or whisk the milk before pouring it into a mug. The white chocolate will separate out a bit but stirring will recombine.

Topping ideas

• Mini Marshmallows
• Whipped Cream
• Halloween Sprinkles
• Candy Corn
• Gummy Worms
• Candy Eyes

Halloween Donuts

Prep: 5 minutes

Makes 1 cup of glaze

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 Tbsp milk or cream
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• food coloring optional

METHOD

1. Place powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk in a bowl.
2. Stir until combined and smooth. A nice glazing consistency.
3. If it’s too thick add a small amount of additional milk. If it’s too runny add some additional powdered sugar.
4. Add desired food coloring. If using liquid food coloring, this will add additional liquid and make the glaze runnier. If needed, thicken with powdered sugar.

Tips & Notes

• Leigh Anne prefers to use gel food coloring over liquid food coloring. You will get brighter, more vivid colors with the gel and it doesn’t add additional liquid to your glaze. If using liquid food coloring you may need some additional powdered sugar.
• For black frosting you can use black food coloring or add coco powder to your frosting for a darker color (it will be dark brown, not black)

Find the posts on Leigh Anne’s website, here:

Halloween 7 Layer Dip
Halloween Donuts
Halloween Hot Chocolate
How To Make Candy Eyes

Find more recipes and inspiration from Leigh Anne on Instagram, @yourhomebasedmom, or on her website, yourhomebasedmom.com.

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