Description
Crispy golden cheese balls turned into cute edible spiders with pretzel legs and olive eyes, perfect for Halloween.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup Mozzarella or cheddar cubes (for filling)
- 2 cups Mashed potatoes (binder)
- 1 cup Panko breadcrumbs (for coating)
- 16 Pretzel sticks (for legs)
- 2 Eggs (for binding and coating)
- 1/2 cup Flour (for dredging)
- Black olives or candy eyes (for decoration)
- Fresh parsley (optional garnish)
Instructions
- Wrap cheese cubes in mashed potato, shaping into round balls.
- Dredge in flour, dip in beaten egg, then coat with panko breadcrumbs.
- Fry or bake at 375°F until golden and crispy.
- Insert pretzel sticks on each side to create spider legs.
- Slice black olives into small circles and attach as eyes with a dab of cheese (or use candy eyes).
- Arrange on a platter, sprinkling with fresh parsley for garnish.
- Serve warm with marinara or ranch dip.
Notes
- For a vegetarian option, ensure the cheese used is rennet-free.
- Adjust the seasoning in the mashed potatoes to enhance flavor.
- These can be made ahead of time and reheated before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Frying or Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 spider bite
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg