IN KEEPING WITH OUR EASY HALLOWEEN FOOD IDEAS theme, today’s spider sandwich is so simple and surprisingly sturdy that they make great snacks or lunches on the go. I know this because George, my two-year-old, reached up and grabbed the container ours were stored in no less than five times before we got out the door with them last week, headed to a group dinner. Not one spider was harmed during the leaving of our house. A Halloween miracle.
What You Need:
- whole wheat bread
- pretzel sticks
- raisins
- PB & J (it’s stickier than turkey, etc. though that would probably work pretty well too)
- a biscuit cutter, round cookie cutter or a drinking glass
How to Make:
1. Cut rounds from your bread. Ours were small, about 2 1/2 inches across and I got 3 rounds out of each slice of bread. (Keep in mind that kids will want 2-3 if you make them this size.)
2. Slather on the PB & J (or any sticky filling like cream cheese).
3. Position 3-4 pretzel sticks in the center of each round, tips touching.
4. Using another round of bread put a lid on top.
5. Dab a raisin in some PB and press on top of lid.
6. Bask in adoration of small kids who think you are awesome. Because you are. (And no sandwiches were needed to prove it.)
Fantastic but what is PB & J? I live in Italy so am pretty sure won’t be able to find it. What else can I use. ?
Ciao, Helen! Peanut butter and jelly. I lived in Italy for 4 years and you won’t be able to find any, at least any American style peanut butter. Use anything else that you (or the kids) like but it should be something kind of sticky. Jam + Philadelphia? Hummus. You could do turkey or ham, etc. but would need to put some mayonnaise or mustard in there and make sure you put the legs near the bread and mayonnaise/mustard, not layered on top of the meat, so there’s something for the pretzels to stick to. (Even Nutella would be fun if you wanted to serve these as dessert rather than a sandwich.)
Thankyou Charityc. Of course it’s peanut butter, how silly of me!! Ate it all the time when living in England. Thankyou that’s really helpful, will use Nutella!!
Has anyone tried this with cream cheese and jelly or cream cheese and mini pepperoni?