Spiderweb Dip Recipe
A fun and festive Halloween dip featuring Mexican-inspired layers topped with a spooky sour cream spiderweb design. Quick, easy, and always a hit!
Equipment
- - Shallow serving dish or pie plate
- Mixing bowls
- Electric mixer or whisk
- - Piping or plastic bag
- - Toothpick
- - Can opener
Ingredients
- **Dip Base:**
- - 2 cans 16 oz each refried beans
- - 1 8 oz package cream cheese, softened
- - 1 cup sour cream
- - 1 packet taco seasoning
- - 2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend
- - 1 cup thick salsa
- - 1 4 oz can diced green chilies, drained
- **For the Spiderweb:**
- - ½ cup sour cream for piping
- - 1 piping or plastic bag
- - 1 toothpick
- **Optional Garnish:**
- - Black olives for edible spiders
- - Green onions chopped
- - Plastic spider decorations non-edible
- - Tortilla chips or veggie sticks
Instructions
- Spread refried beans into a shallow serving dish.
- Mix cream cheese, sour cream, and taco seasoning until smooth. Spread over beans.
- Add salsa layer, then sprinkle cheese and diced chilies.
- Fill piping bag with ½ cup sour cream. Pipe circles over the dip.
- Use a toothpick to drag from the center outwards to form a web.
- Create an olive spider and place it on the web.
- Serve immediately or chill until party time.
Notes
- Drain canned ingredients thoroughly.
- Make the web just before serving for crisp lines.
- Serve with scoop-style tortilla chips for best dipping.
- Make the web just before serving for crisp lines.
- Serve with scoop-style tortilla chips for best dipping.