Rice Krispie Treat Spiders are a quick and easy Halloween treat made with Cocoa Krispies cereal, marshmallows, butter, and pretzels.
Like our Mummy Rice Krispies Treats and Candy Corn Fudge, these Rice Krispie Treat Spiders are an easy no-bake Halloween party dessert.
The kids will love these spider Rice Krispies treats.
They are fun, yummy, and just a little bit creepy too. Perfect for Halloween parties and celebrations!
Get the kids in the kitchen to help make these kid-friendly Halloween Rice Krispies Treats. They can help stir the ingredients together, roll the treats into balls, and place the eyes and “legs” on the spiders.
Ingredients
All that you need are 5 simple ingredients to make these salty-sweet spider treats!
You will need…
- 6 cups Cocoa Krispies cereal
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- 1 (10- or 12-ounce) bag of marshmallows
- 32 thin pretzels
- 32 edible candy eyeballs
- brown gel food coloring (optional, for dark brown spider treats)
How to Make Spider Treats
In a large pot, melt butter over medium heat. Add marshmallows and stir until melted. Stir in a few drops of brown food coloring if a dark brown spider color is desired.
Remove pot from heat and add Cocoa Krispies, gently stirring until they are well coated.
Coat your hands in non-sticking cooking spray or butter. Scoop out about ¼ cup of the mixture at a time and roll / press in your hands to form a ball. Set them on a wax- or parchment-lined surface.
Time to decorate!
Press 2 candy eyes into the front of each spider.
For each spider, break the 2 large arched parts off of 2 pretzels to create the legs. Use a toothpick or skewer to make holes in the balls and gently press the pretzel pieces into them. If necessary, squeeze gently to secure the pretzels in place.
TIP: If the Cocoa Krispies mixture becomes too firm while you are still making your spiders, simply microwave it for 15 seconds or so to soften it back up again.
Hey lady, spiders have 8 legs!
Ok so you may have noticed that these spiders do not have 8 legs.
To be honest, breaking the pretzels and placing the pieces into the treats can become quite tedious. Plus, it would be difficult to actually fit 8 legs into the treat.
Most importantly, I think that they look just fine with 4 legs.
That said, if you wanted to make them with 8 legs I would suggest making them larger to accommodate all the pretzels.
Storage
Store your Halloween spider treats in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.
More fun Halloween recipes
- Halloween Candy Trifle
- Witch Hat Cookies
- Spiderweb Cupcakes
- Ghost Donuts
- Mini Ghost Pizzas – fun Halloween dinner idea!
- Witch Hat Cupcakes
Cocoa Krispie Treat Spiders
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- 6 cups Cocoa Krispies cereal
- 5-6 Tablespoons butter
- 1 10- or 12-ounce bag of marshmallows
- 32 thin pretzels
- 32 edible candy eyeballs
- brown gel food coloring, optional
Instructions
- Prepare a flat surface with wax or parchment paper.
- In a large pot, melt butter over medium heat. Add marshmallows and stir until melted. Stir in a few drops of brown food coloring if a dark brown spider color is desired.
- Remove pot from heat and add Cocoa Krispies, gently stirring until they are well coated.
- Coat your hands in non-sticking cooking spray or butter. Scoop out about ¼ cup of the mixture at a time and roll / press in your hands to form a ball. Set balls on prepared surface.
- Press 2 eyes into the front of each ball.
- For each ball, break the 2 large arched parts off of 2 pretzels to create the legs. Use a toothpick or skewer to make holes in the balls and gently press the pretzel pieces into them. If necessary, squeeze gently to secure the pretzels in place.
Notes
Nutrition
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by a third party and intended to serve as an estimate only. The accuracy of nutritional information is not guaranteed.
Thank you so much for this cute and super easy to make rice krispies recipe! Will surely have this again! Loved it!