From October 1st through the 31st, we try to make every normal looking appetizer into something totally creepy. Cookie gravestones, tangerine pumpkins, and naturally, spider bean dip. Because who doesn’t like the idea of biting into a tarantula’s leg….. Disclaimer: All three kids made me fully aware that 6 legs isn’t an actual spider, but rather an insect. Eight legs however requires knife skills that we haven’t mastered, so note that I am aware that we actually created beetles or cockroaches as opposed to our 8-legged arachnid friends.
What you will need:
- 15oz (one Can) refried beans.
- ½ cup sour cream.
- ½ cup salsa
- 1 cup shredded cheese (typically cheddar or a Mexican cheese blend).
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning (store-bought or homemade).
- ½ avocado
- 11 black olives
Let’s do this:
- Spread beans evenly on a large plate
2. Layer the sour cream and salsa over the top of beans one at a time
3. Sprinkle cheese over the top
4. Add additional sour cream into a small Ziplock bag or frosting piping bag. If you are using a Ziplock bag, cut the tip off and pipe sour cream web around the plate on top of the cheese. For a piping bag, get appropriate tip and pipe sour cream into a web around the plate.
5. Spread cut grape tomatoes around the edge of the plate
6. Cut 3 olives lengthwise for the body of the spiders. Cut another 5 lengthwise and cut each piece into three smaller pieces for the legs. If you are feeling ambitious or have great knife skills, cut each one into four pieces for an actual arachnid.
7. Cut the avocado into one larger piece and 6 smaller pieces for legs. Add to dip. Take an additional olive and make eyes for the large avocado spider.
8. Add the olive spiders around the large avocado spider. Serve with blue corn tortilla chips for extra creep factor. ENJOY!!!!
KID COOKING GUIDE
PARENT PREP: because someone has to do the dirty work
KIDTASTIC! Tasks for the kiddos
PARENT TASK: Keeping kids out of the hospital one task at a time
TEAM TASK: Working together to get it done
PARENT CHEAT: I have a million things to do and cooking isn’t one
**Every child is different when it comes to what they can do in the kitchen. The “kidtastic!” And “Parent tasks” are only suggestions when it comes to dividing up jobs. Always supervise your child in the kitchen and go at their pace.
Parent Cheat: None
Parent Prep: Cut tomatoes and olives if kiddos are too small
Creepy Spider layered Bean Dip
Ingredients
- 15 oz Refried Beans
- ½ cup sour cream plus more for the web
- ½ cup salsa
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- ½ avocado without peel and pit
- 10 grape tomatoes cut in half
- 11 black olives
Instructions
- Kidtastic!: Spread beans evenly on a large plate
- Kidtastic!: Layer the sour cream and salsa over the top of beans one at a time
- Kidtastic!: Sprinkle cheese over the top
- Parent task (or team task): Add additional sour cream into a small ziplock bag or frosting piping bag. If you are using a ziplock bag, cut the tip off and pipe sour cream web around the plate on top of the cheese. For a piping bag, get appropriate tip and pipe sour cream into a web around the plate.
- Kidtastic!: add cut grape tomatoes around the edge of the plate
- Team Task: Cut 3 olives lengthwise for the body of the spiders. Cut another 5 lengthwise and cut each piece into three smaller pieces for the legs. If you are feeling ambitious or have great knife skills, cut each one into four pieces for an actual arachnid.
- Kidtastic!: Cut the avocado into one larger piece and 6 smaller pieces for legs. Add to dip. Take an additional olive and make eyes for the large avocado spider.
- Add the olive spiders around the large avocado spider. Serve with blue corn tortilla chips for extra creep factor. ENJOY!!!!
