PB and J Spiders are the perfect way to celebrate the Halloween season! Make this easy recipe in 5 minutes or less!
Whipping up fun Halloween snacks has never been easier! Serve peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for movie nights and Halloween parties. Pack one in your child’s lunch! These spooky PBJ treats will bring plenty of smiles.
INGREDIENTS FOR PB AND J SPIDERS
Here’s what you’ll need to make these fun Halloween sandwiches:
- Slider buns or dinner rolls
- Smooth peanut butter
- Jelly or jam (grape, blueberry, raspberry)
- Thin pretzel sticks
- Candy eyeballs
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PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICH
It’s super easy to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for Halloween! Follow these easy step-by-step instructions for making PB and J Spiders.
- STEP 1: Use a CUTCO SERRATED KNIFE to slice bread rolls in half.
- STEP 2: Spread an even layer of peanut butter across the bottom half of the dinner roll.
- STEP 3: Add a layer of jelly over the peanut butter. Place the top half of the dinner roll on top.
- STEP 4: Use pretzel sticks to create 8 legs for the spider. Place 4 legs on each side of the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Stick the candy eyes onto the front of the spider using a tiny dabs of peanut butter.
HOW TO MAKE A HEALTHY PB AND J LUNCH
Here’s how to make a Halloween lunch healthy! Serve PB and J spiders with:
- Baby carrots
- Green or red seedless grapes
- Mandarin oranges
- Apple slices
- celery sticks
- A glass of milk
HOW TO SERVE PB AND J SPIDERS
For a spooky Halloween lunch, serve these peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on a black serving tray next to a Halloween skeleton. For added visual effect, place a black candelabra with LED flameless lights on your serving table behind the tray of PB and J spiders!
EXPERT TIPS FOR HALLOWEEN SANDWICHES
- TYPE OF ROLLS TO USE: For best results, use freshly-baked and cooled yeast dinner rolls. Find them in the freezer section of your grocery store. You can also use slider buns or small Brioche rolls.
- ALLERGY ALERT: When planning food or treats for a children’s party always check with the parents ahead of time about any nut, dairy or gluten allergies!
- ANOTHER HALLOWEEN SANDWICHES IDEA: Instead of peanut butter and jelly, use American cheese and sliced ham!
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PB and J Spiders
- Total Time: 5 Minutes
- Yield: 4 Sandwiches 1x
Description
PB and J Spiders are perfect Halloween snacks! Make these easy peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in 5 minutes or less.
Ingredients
- 4 slider buns or dinner rolls
- 6 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
- 6 tablespoons grape jelly
- 32 slender pretzel sticks
- 8 candy eyeballs
Instructions
- Use a CUTCO SERRATED KNIFE to slice the bread rolls in half.
- Working in batches, spread an even layer of peanut butter across the bottom half of the first roll. Add a layer of jelly over the peanut butter. Place the top half of the dinner roll on top.
- Create legs for the spider by inserting 4 pretzel sticks on each side of the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Add tiny dabs of peanut butter to the back of the candy eyes. Stick the eyes onto the front of the spider.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
EXPERT TIPS
- TYPE OF ROLLS TO USE: For best results, use freshly-baked and cooled yeast dinner rolls. Look for these in the freezer section of your grocery store.
- HOW TO MAKE IT A HEALTHY LUNCH: Serve peanut butter and jelly sandwiches as part of a healthy lunch that includes fruit and/or vegetables: apple slices, grapes, celery sticks, or baby carrots.
- ALLERGY ALERT: When planning food or treats for a children’s party always check with the parents ahead of time about any nut, dairy or gluten allergies!
- ANOTHER HALLOWEEN SANDWICHES IDEA: Instead of peanut butter and jelly, use American cheese and sliced ham!
- Prep Time: 5 Minutes
- Cook Time: 0 Minutes
- Category: Lunch, Snacks
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: PB and J Spiders, Peanut Butter and Jelly, Halloween Snacks, Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
Inspiration for this Halloween recipe came from Rhodes Bake N Serv.
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These look so cute – I know my daughter will absolutely love them!
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Fun looking food for the kids always makes them excited to eat! Plus they eat more than usual as well. I think these spider peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are a great idea for Halloween!
I absolutely love the idea of these! They are so much fun and a great way to get the kiddos in all of the Halloween festivities!
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This is such a fun recipe to make. Especially, with Halloween right around the corner.
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These are so cute!!! Would love to serve these to the grandkids.
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This is so creative! The idea is uniqe for me and I really would do this!
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So cute!! My niece is always looking for new ideas for Halloween treats I’m passing this right along to her. She’ll love it.
What a cute idea for Halloween! My kids used to love themed meals and desserts for different holidays.
Too cute! This is such an adorable Halloween treat idea. Definitely sharing this one with the kiddos in our afternoon program. They’ll love it!
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THESE SPIDERS are the CUTEST! And so easy to make – huge wow effect with only a little bit of effort, that’s how I like it! Thanks for sharing this!
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These are so cute and fun! My son and I really enjoyed making them together.
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Haha, love this! It is so creative and original. The theme is spot on. PB and J – any day of the week for me!!
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These are so cute!! I can’t wait to make these for our work potluck!
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My son loves PB and J so these spiders are a fun way to have the snack. If I have a Halloween party these would be so much fun.
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Oh my goodness that looks like such an amazing idea of something to do for a Halloween treat. I think I’m going to have to add this to my list!
These are adorable!! I love how easy they are and my grandchildren are going to love them!
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How fun! I need to make these for my kids. They’d get a kick out of them.