Easy Halloween Spiderweb Bean Dip
on Oct 12, 2019, Updated Jun 07, 2024
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This Halloween bean dip is the perfect Halloween party food idea! A no-bake recipe full of delicious ingredients that is SO easy to make. The simple sour cream spider web makes it perfect for Halloween festivities!
This isn’t your ordinary bean dip… It’s a festive bean dip! For real, though, bean dip is one of those party foods I can never get enough of. Can you go wrong with refried beans, guacamole, sour cream, and salsa? The answer is no, no you cannot.
As far as bean dips go, this one’s ingredients are pretty standard, but what sets it apart is the super awesome spider web made of sour cream and olive spiders on top! I mean, does it get cuter than that? If there’s something I love more than bean dip, it’s probably food matching a theme.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Halloween bean dip is the perfect party dish for all your Halloween festivities because it’s such a simple recipe to throw together and it has fun spider web detailing!
- Halloween-themed dips contribute to the spooky, playful mood of the holiday, making gatherings and parties more enjoyable and memorable.
- It’s sure to be a hit with children, encouraging them to try new foods and get excited about the party. Involving kids in the preparation and decoration can also be a fun Halloween activity.
Recipe Ingredients
- Refried beans – store-bought or homemade refried beans
- Taco seasoning – buy a packet at the store or try my homemade taco seasoning
- Salsa – chunky homemade salsa is the best!
- Sour cream
- Guacamole – homemade guacamole is way better than store-bought
- Cheese – shredded
- Tomatoes – diced fresh or canned
- Green onions
- Black olives
See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities.
How to Make Easy Halloween Spiderweb Bean Dip
- Combine refried beans, taco seasoning, and salsa and spread mixture in baking dish.
- Spread sour cream, then guacamole over the mixture.
- Sprinkle the cheese, tomatoes, and green onions around the edge of the dish.
- Add spider web and spiders for the finishing touch!
Recipe FAQs
Bean dip is made using refried beans, taco seasoning, salsa, sour cream, guacamole, cheese, olives, tomatoes, and green onions.
Tortilla chips are the obvious choice, and these Homemade Baked Corn Tortilla Chips are amazing! But you can also use firm veggies for dipping (like bell pepper slices, carrots, or cucumbers), pretzels, crackers, Fritos, or tortillas.
This isn’t a great dish to keep around for leftovers because of the guacamole. If you do have leftovers, I recommend enjoying them within 24 hours while everything still tastes fresh! To use up leftovers, roll them up in a tortilla for lunch and call it a bean burrito.
Expert Tips
- Don’t overthink the spider web as you draw it. It’ll come together, and then the little spiders will make it evident what it is. You will impress the party guests with your artistic abilities and a tasty snack that everyone loves!
- Use a zipper-topped baggie as a piping bag to make the spiderweb. Fill with sour cream and cut a small hole in one corner.
- To make the olive spiders, cut one olive in half, top to bottom. This is the body of the spider. Slice another olive in half and then thinly slice each half into 4 pieces—these are the legs. Add as many spiders as you like!
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Easy Halloween Bean Dip
Ingredients
- 1 can refried beans, (14.5-ounce )
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 1/4 cup chunky salsa
- 1 cup + 1/3 cup sour cream, separated
- 1 cup guacamole
- 2 cups cheese, shredded
- 1/2 cup tomatoes, diced
- 2 to 3 green onions, chopped
- 4 to 5 black olives
- Tortilla chips for serving
Instructions
- In a small bowl, add the refried beans, taco seasoning, and salsa. Stir to combine.
- Spread the bean mixture in the bottom of a round 9-inch baking dish.
- Spread 1 cup of sour cream over the beans.
- Spread guacamole over the sour cream.
- Sprinkle the cheese around the edge of the dish, about 2 inches wide.
- Sprinkle tomatoes and green onions around the edge on top of the cheese.
- Add the remaining 1/3 cup of sour cream to a zipper-topped baggie. Cut a small hole in one corner. Use this as a pipping bag to make a spider web.
- Start by making a line down the center of the plate; add a line across that one to make a large plus sign. Add two more lines in between these so that you have 4 intersecting lines. Make scalloped circles, line to line, moving outward. This is your spider web.
- To make the olive spiders, cut one olive in half, top to bottom. This is the body of the spider. Place round side up in the pan on the sour cream “web.”
- Slice another olive in half and then thinly slice each half into 4 pieces — these are the legs. Put the legs next to the body, 4 on each side. You can add as many spiders as you like.
- Cover and keep in the fridge until you are ready to serve. Serve within 24 hours of making.
- Serve with your favorite tortilla chips.
Notes
- Don’t overthink the spider web. People get what you were going for because there are spiders on top!
- I love to serve this dip with tortilla chips but some other great alternatives are firm veggies like bell pepper slices, carrots, or cucumbers.
- Pretzels, crackers, or Fritos also work great for serving!
- A great way to use up any leftover dip is to roll the dip up in a tortilla for lunch and call it a bean burrito.
CUTEST*THING*EVER!!!!!