Spooky Popcorn Spider Web for Halloween
Serve up some spooky treats this Halloween with a fun Popcorn Spider Web – perfect for your little goblins or Halloween party.
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This recipe makes one spider web that makes about eight servings for your own little goblins to eat up.
A special thanks to the Popcorn Board for this Halloween recipe.
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Spooky Popcorn Spider Web
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup butter
- 8 cups mini marshmallows, divided
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 9 cups popped popcorn, divided
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, divided
- black string licorice
- candy eyes
Directions for Popcorn Spider Web:
Line round pizza pan with parchment paper; set aside. In large saucepan over low heat, melt butter; stir in 5 cups marshmallows, stirring constantly, 3-4 minutes, or until completely melted. Stir in vanilla. Remove from heat. Stir in 8 cups popcorn until coated. Spread onto prepared pizza pan in irregular round shape, about 1-inch thick, to resemble spider web. Refrigerate about 15 minutes, or until firm.
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In microwave, melt remaining marshmallows about 20 seconds, or until melted. Using spatula, string strands of melted marshmallow over popcorn spider web to create cobweb effect.
In heatproof bowl set over saucepan of hot (not boiling) water, melt 3/4 cup chocolate chips; cool slightly. In large bowl of remaining popcorn, pour chocolate over popcorn, folding gently to coat. Spread mixture on waxed paper-lined baking sheet, separating into eight small clusters. Affix two candy eyes to each popcorn cluster. Refrigerate 10-15 minutes, or until set.
Melt remaining chocolate chips. Cut licorice into 1-inch lengths. Using small spoon, dab circles of chocolate onto spider web. Affix chocolate-coated popcorn onto chocolate circles. Affix licorice lengths to chocolate popcorn clusters to resemble spider legs.
Refrigerate 15 minutes, or until set. To serve, cut into smaller pieces.
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Spooky Popcorn Spider Web
Serve up some spooky treats this Halloween with a fun Popcorn Spider Web – perfect for your little goblins or Halloween party.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 8 cups mini marshmallows, divided
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 9 cups popped popcorn, divided
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, divided
- black string licorice
- candy eyes
Instructions
Line round pizza pan with parchment paper; set aside. In large saucepan over low heat, melt butter; stir in 5 cups marshmallows, stirring constantly, 3-4 minutes, or until completely melted. Stir in vanilla. Remove from heat.
Stir in 8 cups popcorn until coated. Spread onto prepared pizza pan in irregular round shape, about 1-inch thick, to resemble spider web. Refrigerate about 15 minutes, or until firm.
In microwave, melt remaining marshmallows about 20 seconds, or until melted. Using spatula, string strands of melted marshmallow over popcorn spider web to create cobweb effect.
In heatproof bowl set over saucepan of hot (not boiling) water, melt 3/4 cup chocolate chips; cool slightly. In large bowl of remaining popcorn, pour chocolate over popcorn, folding gently to coat. Spread mixture on waxed paper-lined baking sheet, separating into eight small clusters. Affix two candy eyes to each popcorn cluster. Refrigerate 10-15 minutes, or until set.
Melt remaining chocolate chips. Cut licorice into 1-inch lengths. Using small spoon, dab circles of chocolate onto spider web. Affix chocolate-coated popcorn onto chocolate circles. Affix licorice lengths to chocolate popcorn clusters to resemble spider legs.
Refrigerate 15 minutes, or until set. To serve, cut into smaller pieces.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 376Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 160mgCarbohydrates: 62gFiber: 2gSugar: 42gProtein: 3g
Nutrient values are only estimates provided by online calculators. Various factors can change the nutritional information in any given recipe.
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