Today I'm sharing the first of 4 fun Halloween macaron designs. These spooky spider macarons are super easy to make and were such a hit with the kids! They're the perfect quick Halloween dessert and great for Halloween party food.
Inspiration struck for these fun Halloween macarons when I spotted a mixed box of ready-made macarons in the supermarket this week. Macarons can be really expensive, but these ones were just £2.99 for 12 (from Lidl, what a bargain!) so it's worth shopping around if you want to buy them to make in bulk for a party.
If you're a braver baker than I and fancy making your own, I've shared links to some lovely macaron recipes further down this post, but if you're short on time or don't fancy tackling tricky macarons, my cheats trick of decorating shop-bought macarons works just as well!
Spooky Spider Macarons
Ingredients (makes 6):
- 6 small chocolate macarons
- 12 chocolate matchmaker sticks (any flavour)
- small tube of ready made writing icing
- 12 edible candy eyeballs
Method:
Split the macarons in half (be careful, they're delicate!) by sliding a thin knife between them to lift off the top.
Break or cut each chocolate matchmaker stick into 4 roughly equal pieces.
Press 8 of the stick pieces into the middle of each macaron to form the spiders legs.
Once all the legs are in place, pop the tops back on the macarons.
Using the writing icing, 'glue' two candy eyeballs onto the top of each spider.
Carefully place on a plate or platter to serve.
Enjoy!
As promised, I've sourced some yummy macaron recipes in case you want to make your own - click on the links below to be taken to the recipes:
Chocolate Macarons from Maison Cupcake
Malteser Macarons from Emily's Recipes and Reviews
Illustrated guide to making macarons from Emily's Recipes and Reviews
Vegan Macarons from Supergolden Bakes
I'll be sharing more fun Halloween macaron designs later on this week, so do pop back to see them all!
For more easy Halloween food ideas like this one, head over to the Halloween fun food section here on the Eats Amazing blog or pop over and follow my Halloween Pinterest boards for lots more fun ideas from around the web; Halloween Food, Healthy Halloween Food or Halloween Fun.
Grace
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Spooky Spider Macarons
Ingredients
- 6 small chocolate macarons
- 12 chocolate matchmaker sticks (any flavour)
- 1 small tube of ready made writing icing
- 12 edible candy eyeballs
Instructions
- Split the macarons in half (be careful, they're delicate!) by sliding a thin knife between them to lift off the top.
- Break or cut each chocolate matchmaker stick into 4 roughly equal pieces.
- Press 8 of the stick pieces into the middle of each macaron to form the spiders legs.
- Once all the legs are in place, pop the top back on the macaron.
- Using the writing icing, 'glue' two candy eyeballs onto the top of each spider.
- Carefully place on a plate or platter to serve.
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