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These easy, three-ingredient Chocolate Spiders look like the real deal, which makes them the perfect Halloween snack!

Seven spider-shaped treats made from blackberries, blueberries, dark chocolate, and candy eyes are arranged on a round white plate.

Made with dark chocolate and two types of berries, everyone will be making a double-take, to be sure they are, in fact, just a delicious treat!

Enjoy them as they are, or top them onto cupcakes or sweet platters for a fun Halloween dessert idea!

❤️ Why You’ll Love Chocolate Spiders

  • Delicious, spooky treat.
  • Fun way to eat fruit!
  • You only need a few simple ingredients.

Key Ingredients

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Dark chocolate, blackberries, blueberries, and candy eyes.
  • Dark chocolate: I like to use chocolate with 55-70% cocoa solids, but any chocolate that melts well will work.
  • Berries: Use fresh and firm blackberries and blueberries.
  • Mini candy eyes: Adds the finishing touches. Large supermarkets will have them, or you can buy them online.

Possible Variations

  • Blackberries: Use raspberries, strawberries, cherries, kiwi berries, or physalis.
  • Blueberries: Swap for chocolate-covered peanuts, jelly drops, or other round candy.
  • Dark chocolate: Milk chocolate or white chocolate will also work. You can also use pretzel sticks to make the legs.
  • Add-ons: Top the chocolate legs with finely chopped pistachios or sprinkles. You can also add more candy eyes for a fun effect.

Recipe Tip

If the warm melted chocolate is too thick, add a teaspoon or two of neutral coconut oil to thin it.

How to Make Halloween Spiders

A hand uses a red piping tool to pipe chocolate onto parchment paper.
  1. Pipe the spider’s body: Melt the dark chocolate. Pipe the chocolate spider legs and body.
A hand pipes chocolate onto a blackberry above a sheet of parchment featuring delicious Chocolate Spiders.
  1. Prepare the berries: Wash and dry the berries. Pipe the chocolate onto the tip of the blackberries and add a blueberry.
A hand places a blackberry and a blueberry onto a chocolate spider piped on parchment paper.
  1. Assemble the spiders: Top the chocolate body with a blackberry and a blueberry.
A hand places candy eyes on Chocolate Spiders, a playful treat made of blackberries and chocolate, arranged on parchment paper.
  1. Finishing touches: Use melted chocolate to glue on the candy eyes and allow to set.

Recipe Tip

Top the spiders onto a creamy peanut butter cup or your favorite cookies.

How to Store Leftovers

Store leftovers spaced apart in an airtight container in the fridge. Enjoy them within 1-2 days.

Chocolate Spiders FAQs

I don’t have a piping tool. What else can I use to shape the Chocolate Spiders?

A freezer bag with the end cut is equally effective.

Can I make the chocolate spiders ahead of time?

Absolutely! Make them a few hours in advance, and store them in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve them. Be sure to space them apart and use a flat platter so they don’t break.

How do I make sure not to break the chocolate spider legs?

Make sure the chocolate is completely set, and take care to pull the spiders off the parchment slowly.

Hand holding a blackberry decorated as a spider with a blueberry head, chocolate legs and candy eyes.

More Spooky Treats

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Seven spider-shaped treats made from blackberries, blueberries, chocolate, and candy eyes are arranged on a round white plate.
5 from 1 vote
Servings: 7 spiders

Chocolate Spiders

By Sine Siemkowicz
Blackberry, blueberry, and dark chocolate spiders topped with candy eyes for a spooky Halloween treat!
Prep: 25 minutes
Cook: 0 minutes
Total: 25 minutes
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Equipment

Ingredients 

  • 7 blackberries
  • 7 blueberries
  • 100 grams dark chocolate
  • 14 mini candy eyes

Instructions 

  • Melt the dark chocolate.
  • Pour the melted chocolate into a piping utensil or bag.
  • Pipe the spider legs and body.
  • Place the blueberry at the front to make the head, and the blackberry at the back for the spider's body.
  • Stick on the candy eyes with a bit of melted dark chocolate.
  • Allow to set.
  • Serve.

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Nutrition

Calories: 87kcal, Carbohydrates: 7g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 0.004g, Cholesterol: 0.4mg, Sodium: 3mg, Potassium: 106mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 4g, Vitamin A: 11IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 11mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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  1. Sine says:

    5 stars
    These spiders are every bit as fun as they are delicious!

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