These cute fig and raisin spiders make a great fun and healthy Halloween snack for kids - perfect for spider themed Halloween party food!
I know we're not quite in October yet, but Halloween is on the way and I'm already getting excited about Halloween themed food! I'm going to call today's more of an autumnal recipe anyway - I don't know about you but I'm finding spiders everywhere I turn at the moment, it's definitely the time of year for them which makes it the perfect time to share spider themed food!
These cute fig and raisin spiders are perfect for a healthy Halloween snack and make a really great edible craft for kids to have fun both creating and then enjoying for a yummy snack afterwards.
They'd be great for Halloween party food too - you could make one or two to use as a centrepiece in a fruit platter, make a whole plate of them or dot them around the table for everyone to enjoy! Just be sure to warn everyone about the cocktail sticks inside the legs before serving.
Fig and Raisin Spiders
Ingredients (makes 3):
- 3 figs
- big handful raisins
- 24 cocktail sticks
- 6 edible candy eyes
- 1 tube writing icing
Method:
Gather your supplies.
Carefully thread four or five raisins onto a cocktail stick, leaving a section clear on one end to push into the fig. Repeat until you have eight raisin 'legs'.
Push the eight legs into the fig, four on each side.
Stick two candy eyeballs onto each spider, using writing icing as the glue (or go wild and give him the full eight eyes!).
Repeat with the remaining figs until you have as many spiders as you need.
Serve and enjoy!
Note: If you're making these yourself to serve to your child, be sure to warn them about the cocktail sticks inside the 'legs' first! The raisins should be pulled off the stick to eat them rather than eaten from the stick.
Enjoy this Halloween snack idea? You might also like these fun spider themed recipes too:
Or for more fun and easy Halloween food ideas and recipes, 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
Fig and Raisin Spiders
Equipment
- 24 cocktail sticks
Ingredients
- 3 figs
- big handful raisins
- 6 edible candy eyes
- 1 tube writing icing
Instructions
- Carefully thread four or five raisins onto a cocktail stick, leaving a section clear on one end to push into the fig. Repeat until you have eight raisin 'legs'.
- Push the eight legs into the fig, four on each side.
- Stick two candy eyeballs onto each spider, using writing icing as the glue (or go wild and give him the full eight eyes!).
- Repeat with the remaining figs until you have as many spiders as you want.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
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