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Easy Halloween Spider Muffins

October 21, 2015 by Rosie 4 Comments

I thought it would be fun to start getting in the mood for Halloween and so Little M and I decided to make some Halloween Spider Muffins!

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These are super easy to make and FUN for little ones to help with. This was the first baking project we had done together for a long time and it went surprisingly smoothly!

We used a Wilton Spider Cupcake Decorating Kit which made the muffins a breeze to decorate and I would highly recommend as a fun and easy Halloween activity for kids to help with – especially if you are also baking with a toddler!

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We used a quick muffin recipe from my favourite recipe book Joy of Cooking – but you could just as easily use any other muffin or cupcake recipe. (If you are outside the US and don’t normally use measuring cups I recommend getting some – the cup system is such a easy way to cook!)

The picture on the decorating kit has fancy icing on, which would be nice if you were making cupcakes, but for simple and easy muffins I just melted some dark chocolate, which we spread on top before decorating. Easy peasy!

Here’s how to make these Easy Halloween Spider Muffins…

You will need:

• 1 Wilton Spider Cupcake Decorating Kit – contains 24 baking cups, candy eyes and spider leg sticks.

• 1 12-muffin or cake pan

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 tablespoon baking powder

• 2 large eggs

• 1 cup milk or cream

• 2/3 light brown sugar

• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) or vegetable oil

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 3 cups dark chocolate chips

To make the muffins (makes 12):

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F/200°C. Line your muffin or cake pan with 12 of the baking cups.

2. Mix together in a large bowl the flour and baking powder.

3. Melt the butter, if using, in a saucepan over a low heat.

4. Whisk together in another bowl the eggs, milk or cream, sugar, melted butter and vanilla.

5. Add the mixture to the flour mix and mix together with a few quick stirs until just combined.

6. Add 1 cup of the chocolate chips. Save the other 2 cups. Stir until just mixed.

Spider-Muffin-Mixture

7. Fill the baking cups with mixture – you can fill them 3/4 to full up.

8. Bake in the centre of the oven for around 17 minutes, or until a tooth pick or clean knife comes out clean. They should be slightly golden on top.

9. Leave to cool for a few minutes before removing from pan. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Baked-Spider-Muffins

To decorate:

1. Melt the remaining 2 cups of chocolate chips in a heat proof bowl in the microwave or over a saucepan of boiling water.

2. Let the chocolate cool slightly, or transfer to another bowl so that little hands are not touching a very hot bowl. Use a teaspoon to top each of the muffins with chocolate.

3. Allow the chocolate to firm up just a little, then decorate each muffin with 2 candy eyes and 2 spider leg sticks (yes, I know spiders have 8 legs, but there are only enough sticks for 2 per muffin!)

4. Place in the fridge, or in a cool place just until the chocolate has firmed up.

They are ready to eat – yum!

Little M loved making and decorating these muffins. I hope your little ones love them as much as he did! You might also like to take a look at our Halloween Surprise Cauldron Cookies!

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Are you doing any Halloween baking with your little ones?

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links, however all opinions are entirely my own.

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  1. Honest mum

    October 23, 2015 at 6:20 pm

    Wow these guys are amazing! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays

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    • Rosie

      October 27, 2015 at 4:50 am

      Thanks hun. Thanks for hosting the linky! x

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  2. Su {Ethan & Evelyn}

    October 28, 2015 at 10:16 pm

    These looks really cool and easy to do! Ethan would love making these. 🙂 Thanks for sharing. x

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    • Rosie

      November 3, 2015 at 11:19 pm

      Easy is the word! They are great for a first baking activity with a toddler. x

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