Description
Create festive Halloween chocolate pretzel spider webs with semi-sweet and white chocolate on a crunchy pretzel base. These decorative treats are perfect for parties and easy to customize in size and flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
Chocolate
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips (optional for decoration)
Pretzels
- Pretzel sticks (quantity varies depending on number of webs desired, usually 8 per large web or 8 smaller broken pieces per small web)
Other
- Disposable pastry or icing bags (or resealable plastic sandwich bags)
- Parchment paper for lining surfaces
Instructions
- Prepare the surface: Line a table, countertop, or a cookie sheet with parchment paper to prevent sticking and allow easy removal of the finished webs.
- Form pretzel circles: Arrange 8 pretzel sticks into a circle with ends radiating from the center to mimic a spider web frame. To make smaller webs, break 4 pretzels in half to get 8 pieces and form smaller circles similarly.
- Melt the chocolate: Place 1/2 cup of chocolate chips into a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 45-50 seconds, then stir. If not fully melted, microwave in 10-20 second increments, stirring in between until smooth. Avoid overheating to prevent burning; discard and restart if burnt.
- Prepare piping bag: Transfer the melted chocolate into a pastry or icing bag. Cut a small opening at the tip; enlarge if necessary for easier piping.
- Create the spider web: Starting in the center of the pretzel circle, pipe chocolate in a spiral outward movement toward the pretzel edges, mimicking a spider web pattern.
- Dry the webs: Let the chocolate pretzel spider webs dry for about 1 hour at room temperature, or shorten drying time by refrigerating them before carefully peeling off the parchment paper.
Notes
- Use semi-sweet chocolate for a classic taste or white chocolate for contrast and decoration.
- Adjust pretzel sizes based on desired web size; smaller webs are great for bite-sized treats.
- If chocolate burns during melting, always discard and restart to avoid bitterness.
- Store finished spider webs in a cool, dry place to keep the chocolate from melting.
- Refrigeration speeds up drying but watch closely to prevent condensation forming on the webs.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 large pretzel spider web
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 5mg
