Peanut Butter Jelly Filled Spiders Recipes

Steps:

• Using the lid of a wide mouth mason jar, carve out rounds into both slices of bread, remove the crusts.
• Spread peanut butter evenly across one side of one of the rounds and spread jelly evenly across one side of the other round.
• Place peanut butter round and jelly round together to create the "body" of the spider.
• Place 4 pretzel sticks into the left side of the sandwich and 4 pretzel sticks into the right side, creating the "spider legs."
• Place raisins on the sandwich to create the "eyes."
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• For the raspberry jelly: Combine the sugar and agar in a medium saucepan fitted with a candy thermometer. Whisk in the cold water and add the glucose syrup. Cook at a gentle boil while stirring until the mixture reaches 223 degrees F, about 8 minutes.
• Remove the agar mixture from the heat and allow to cool to 194 degrees F. Add the raspberry juice, stir to incorporate and pour into 2-inch round silicone candy molds. Allow to set for 45 minutes in the refrigerator.
• For the handcrafted peanut butter: Process the dry roasted peanuts in a spice grinder until smooth. Add the canola oil and process again, then add the agave nectar and process until smooth, about 1 minute. Transfer the peanut butter to a piping bag and set aside.
• For the applesauce shortbread: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Cream the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer until light, about 3 minutes. Add the egg, applesauce and cream and mix to incorporate, about 1 minute. Add the flour, vanilla and salt and mix until the dough holds together, about 1 minute.
• Transfer the dough to a pastry bag and cut a 1/4-inch opening at the end. Pipe out 2-inch circles of the dough onto the prepared baking sheet and bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Let cool.
• Transfer the peanut butter to a pastry bag, pipe the peanut butter onto the cooled shortbread cookies and spread it out to the edges. Top each with the cooled and set raspberry jelly.
• To decorate: Put the chocolate in a heatproof medium bowl. Fill a medium saucepan with a couple inches of water and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Remove from the heat and set the bowl of chocolate over the water to melt. Stir until smooth and transfer to a piping bag.
• Cut a small opening at the end of the pastry bag and decorate the tops of each cookie with spider legs.

Steps:

• For the crunch: Place the milk chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl. Fill a medium saucepan with a couple inches of water and bring to a simmer over medium heat. (Alternatively, use a double boiler.) Turn off the heat, set the bowl of chocolate over the water to melt and stir until smooth. Remove from the heat and stir in the cookie crumbs, peanut butter and butter. Reserve 1/2 cup of the mixture and set aside. Form twenty 1/2-inch balls with the remaining crunch. Press your thumg into the center of each ball to make a hollow center. With the reserved 1/2 cup crunch, sculpt thin spider legs and twenty 1/2-inch round discs to use as the bottoms. Set aside at room temperature until you are ready to assemble the spiders.
• For the chocolate ganache: Place the dark chocolate in a small heatproof bowl. In a small saucepan, bring the cream to a boil and pour over the dark chocolate. Let stand without stirring for a couple of minutes in order to let some of the chocolate melt. Stir in the butter, corn syrup and rum. Mix until smooth. Let sit at room temperature until you are ready to assemble the spiders.
• For the strawberry jelly: Mix 1 tablespoon of sugar with the pectin in a small bowl and set aside. Bring the strawberry puree to a boil in a small saucepan and slowly stir in the pectin sugar. Bring this mixture back to a low boil and add the corn syrup, lemon juice and remaining 2/3 cup sugar. Boil for approximately 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer the jelly to a small stainless mixing bowl and cover with plastic wrap to let cool.
• To assemble: Place the milk chocolate in a large heatproof bowl. Fill a large saucepan with a couple inches of water and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Turn off the heat, set the bowl over the water to melt and stir the chocolate until smooth.
• Transfer the strawberry jelly and chocolate ganache to two separate pastry bags and snip the ends off. Fill each hollow crunch ball with equal parts jelly and ganache and cover with the bottom pieces of crunch to form the spider bodies. Refrigerate for about 20 minutes.
• Lay a sheet of parchment paper over a flat surface. Arrange the spider legs on the parchment, dip the bodies in the melted chocolate with the rounded side facing up. Attach the spider body to the arranged legs. Dust with cocoa powder, if desired.

Steps:

• Prepare two baking sheets with cooking spray; set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine peanut butter and jam; set aside.
• Divide dough into sixteen equal pieces. It takes two pieces of dough to make one spider.
• To make spider, take one piece of dough, on a lightly floured surface, divide this piece into four equal pieces for spider's legs.
• Roll each of these pieces into thin ropes, each being eight inches long.
• Lay each of these ropes, parallel and equal in length to each other, half inch apart onto prepared baking sheet.
• For the spider's body, divide a second piece of dough, one twice as large as the other.
• On a floured surface, pat larger piece of dough with the palm of your hand to flatten.
• Place two teaspoons peanut butter and jam mixture onto center of circle.
• Bring ends of dough up together and seal seams.
• Gently roll this piece of dough into a ball; set aside.
• Roll smaller piece of dough in a round ball (this will be the spider's head).
• Place peanut butter filled body and head centered on top of the four ropes of dough.
• Finish with remaining pieces of dough to make eight spiders. Each spider should have eight legs.
• Let rise until doubled in size, one hour.
• Bake in a 375 degree oven for ten minutes, or until golden brown.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake pan with baking cups.
• For the cupcakes, sift flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, scraping occasionally.
• Beat in eggs, egg yolk, and vanilla. Reduce speed to low, scraping occasionally.
• Slowly pour in milk and mix until smooth. Gradually add flour mixture and mix just until blended. Scoop batter evenly into pans, about 3/4 full. Bake 20 minutes. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.
• Fill jelly in a squirt bottle and screw on cap. Carefully insert into cupcake and gently squeeze in about 1 teaspoon of jelly, making three insertions in a line in the middle of the cupcake.
• For the frosting, mix butter, cream cheese, and peanut butter in medium bowl on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Slowly add powdered sugar and ground cinnamon and continue to mix until smooth.
• Add milk and vanilla and mix until frosting is a good spreading consistency. Frost cupcakes.
• Sprinkle mini chocolate chips or crushed candy bars on frosting.