Creepy Crawly Spiders
Healthy Halloween Recipe
By Fitness and Freebies
Heat and coat marshmallows with melted chocolate to make clusters. Decorate with short pieces of licorice for legs and candies for eyes.
Recipe Ingredients
Miniature Marshmallows
1 package (8 squares) semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted
Black or red shoestring licorice
Assorted candies
Recipe Directions
Mix 2 cups marshmallows and melted chocolate until marshmallows are completely coated. Drop by spoonfuls onto sheets of wax paper to make 24 clusters.
Decorate each with 8 short pieces of licorice for legs and additional marshmallows or assorted candies for eyes. Let stand at room temperature or refrigerate until firm.
Store in airtight container in cool location.
Extra:
Stir in 1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnut pieces or dry roasted peanuts along with the marshmallows.
Recipe makes 2 dozen.
Halloween Lore
Candy corn, anyone? With an estimated 1.93 billion dollars in candy sales, Halloween is the sweetest holiday of the year, beating out Easter, Valentine's Day, and Christmas. In fact, one quarter of all the candy sold each year is purchased between September 15 and November 10.
