Edible Slime-Filled Spiders
Edible Slime-Filled Spiders
“Although I must confess to loving all things pretty pink and a little bit colorful, I get so excited at the idea of “breaking the baking rules” at Halloween – the more gruesome the better, and absolutely anything goes!” says Elise Strachan, author of Sweet! Celebrations.This recipe is copyright © 2016 by My Cupcake Addiction Pty Ltd. from Sweet! Celebrations by Elise Strachan, published by Atria Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Servings
10
Ingredients
- 9 ounce black candy melts
- red sprinkles
- 10 whoppers or malt balls
- 10 black licorice wheels
- 1 3-ounce box lime jell-o
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 4 large ice cubes
- 2 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk
Directions
- Melt the black candy melts. Place a teaspoon of melted candy into the 20 cavities of a cake pop mold (or the cavities of a 1 ½ inch sphere chocolate mold), spreading it up the sides. Refrigerate to set.
- Apply an additional teaspoon of candy melts to the cake pop mold, and again spread up the sides to make a double coat. Refrigerate to set.
- Spread the sprinkles on a small plate or bowl. Dip each Whopper into the melted candy (just enough to create a ¼-inch diameter round), then immediately dip into the sprinkles.
- Make 8 legs for each spider: Unfurl the licorice wheels and cut each into 3-inch lengths. Then cut each of those lengthwise into 1/8-inch wide “legs.” Cut 2 small triangles per spider to make small fangs.
- Once set, release the black shells from the cake pop mold, then return them to the mold.
- In a heatproof bowl, stir the Jell-O mix and boiling water until dissolved. Add the ice cubes to cool rapidly. Stir in the condensed milk.
- Fill the black shells in the cake pop mold with the cooled Jell-O mixture and place in the fridge until completely set. Remove the filled shells from the mold.
- Heat a small skillet set over medium heat. Touch the rim of one half of a black shell onto the surface of the pan for 5 seconds. Immediately use the melted edge to stick it to the unmelted edge of a second shell. Repeat until all the shells are spheres full of Jell-O.
- Place 1 tablespoon of melted candy onto a piece of parchment paper and center a Jell-O-filled sphere over the candy melts. Immediately place 4 spider legs on each side, evenly spaced and supported by a little rolled tissue or paper towel to keep them upright. Once set, use a little more melted candy to affix the Whopper to the front of the spider and the fangs to the front of the Whopper.