These adorable mini spider donuts are the perfect little spooky snack for Halloween parties, classroom treats, or even a fun Halloween breakfast. With just these simple ingredients: mini donuts, candy eyes, and pretzel legs-you can whip up a platter of these in no time.
They're easy to make, fun to decorate, and a cute way to turn store-bought or homemade donuts into a Halloween dessert that everyone will love, making it a fun activity for kids to enjoy.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Quick and easy - ready in minutes with just a few ingredients. No baking required!
- Perfect for Halloween parties, school treats, or a Halloween breakfast.
- Fun for kids to help make (and eat!).
- Works with store-bought mini donuts or homemade donuts.
- Can be made ahead and stored in an airtight container.
- A spooky treat that's just as cute as it is tasty.
What You'll Need
Here's what you'll need to make these Halloween spider donuts:
- mini donuts - Use Little Debbie mini frosted chocolate donuts
- mini pretzels - These will be broken into pieces to make the spider legs.
- candy eyes (or candy eyeballs) - To give your spiders their spooky look.
- Black icing - Perfect for attaching the eyes (a piping bag works great, or use a prepackaged black icing to make it easier).
- Optional: Halloween sprinkles, chocolate sprinkles, or melting chocolate for decorating.
How to Make Mini Spider Donuts
- Prepare the legs - Break each mini pretzel into curved pieces. You'll need 8 pieces for each donut.
- Add the legs - Insert 4 pretzel pieces into each side of a mini donut to create spider legs.
- Attach the eyes - Place a small dab of black icing on the back of each candy eye and press onto the top of the donut.
- Decorate - Sprinkle with chocolate or Halloween sprinkles, or add dots of melted chocolate if desired.
- Serve & store - Enjoy immediately or store in an airtight container at room temperature until ready to serve.
Fun Tips for the Best Spider Donuts
- Little Debbie mini frosted chocolate donuts or Hostess mini donuts are great for this easy recipe.
- Tilt the candy eyeballs in different directions to give each spider a silly personality.
- Serve these as part of a Halloween dessert spread or pack them for a school Halloween snack.
- Use colorful M&M's for the eyes.
More Halloween Recipes to Try
If you loved these Halloween donuts, here are more fun Halloween treats to check out:
- M&M Halloween Sugar Cookies - Soft sugar cookies loaded with colorful M&Ms.
- Sweet & Salty Halloween Snack Mix - A crunchy, sweet, and salty crowd-pleaser.
- Halloween Monster Cookies - Packed with Halloween M&M's and chocolate chips.
- Frankenstein Brownies - Make your own Frankenstein's monster with these fun brownies.
- Easy Halloween Cookies - Sandwich cookies with delicious filling.
- Halloween Sugared Shortbread Cookies - Buttery shortbread dusted with colored sugar.
📖 Recipe
Spider Donuts
Ingredients
- 12 mini donuts - store-bought or homemade
- 24 mini pretzels
- 20 candy eyes - or candy eyeballs
- Black icing - room temperature
- Optional: Halloween sprinkles - chocolate sprinkles, melting chocolate
Instructions
- Break each mini pretzel into curved pieces. You'll need 8 pieces for each donut.
- Insert 4 pretzel pieces into each side of a mini donut to create spider legs.
- Place a small dab of black icing on the back of each candy eye and press onto the top of the donut.
- Sprinkle with chocolate or Halloween sprinkles, or add dots of melted chocolate if desired.
- Enjoy immediately or store in an airtight container at room temperature until ready to serve.
Notes
- Little Debbie mini frosted chocolate donuts or Hostess mini donuts are great for this easy recipe.
- Tilt the candy eyeballs in different directions to give each spider a silly personality.
- Serve these as part of a Halloween dessert spread or pack them for a school Halloween snack.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimate based on third-party calculations. Actual values may vary due to ingredients, measurements, and serving sizes.
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