This Easy Chocolate Spiders Recipe is perfect for Halloween! Made with just a few ingredients, these chocolatey treats ….or rather chocolate tarantulas are sure to be a hit with the kids!

Ok I can hear you say…..So What are Chocolate Spiders?

They are very and easy to make with simple ingredients that combines chocolate, peanut butter with a packet of fried noodles to make oddly shaped wriggly treats that have a kind of resemblance to a spider.

Honestly they’ll probably only take you 30 minutes to make.

One frequently asked question is How To Make these Easy Chocolate Spiders without a mold? Well this recipe is your answer. No mould needed here as it’s rather clumps of the mixture that give these chocolate spider treats their uniqueness.

Ingredients you’ll need to make chocolate spiders.

Chocolate – milk chocolate for melting. Either melt chocolate chips or block style. (you can also use dark chocolate if your rather)
Fried Noodles – we use Chang’s Fried Noodles that are easily found in the supermarket.
Peanut Butter – crunchy or the smooth variety. It’s totally up to your taste. (you can make these chocolate spiders recipe without peanut butter)
Eyeballs – candy eyes of course! These can also be found in your baking section at the supermarket.

Recipe Tips

If using the melt chocolate chips be sure to check they will melt. Some stay a bit firmer and are specifically designed to hold their shape like for choc chip cookies.

Q. What are Fried Noodles?

These noodles can have a few slightly different names like:

Chinese noodles
Crispy packet noodles
Crunchy noodles
Chow mein noodles

They are often used in salads, stir fries and as a crunchy topping on san choy bow. They don’t have a strong flavour so make them the perfect ingredient for a chocolate spiders as a sweet treat.

How To Make Chocolate Spiders Step by Step (there aren’t that many….!)

Instructions and Utensils you’ll need

flat baking Tray
baking paper
heat proof bowl
spoons to mix and dollop the mixture onto the baking paper
spatula

Firstly cover your baking sheet with parchment paper (so the spiders won’t stick)
Pop your melting chocolate and peanut butter into a microwave-safe bowl and melt in the microwave in 20 second bursts. This is just to make sure not to overheat the mixture. You can also melt the chocolate and peanut butter over a double boiler.

Add your packet of fried noodles and mix till they are all covered.
Place tablespoons of mixture onto the tray. One large heaped tablespoon or smaller teaspoon size if you would like to make little spiders. (tease a few noodles out to make it look like spider legs)
Add the candy eyeballs while the chocolate is still runny to help them stick properly.
Allow to set till firm. The chocolate spiders will remain a little soft because of the peanut butter.

Watch our Easy Chocolate Spiders Recipe Video below.⏬

Chocolate Spiders: Variations and Special Occasions

This easy 3 ingredient recipe for Chocolate Spiders is so versatile. Feel free to change it up for other celebrations such as kids birthday parties, Halloween or afternoon teas.

🕷 Use dark chocolate if you are serving as an after dinner party treat.

⚡ Add tiny pink marshmallows to create a rocky road effect.

🦇 Try making these chocolate spiders with white chocolate chips and decorating with green and red for a Christmas treat.

Halloween Chocolate Spiders

Add a couple of tablespoons of coconut to create a lumpy, hairy look (and a little more fibre content) to make them appear more like scary for a halloween party treat.

Stuck for something more healthy for kids parties? Why not make our 4 Ingredient Apricot Balls and coat them in a little melted chocolate instead.

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