Description
Celebrate Halloween with this festive and delicious Halloween Spiderweb 7-Layer Dip. Featuring layers of refried beans, creamy guacamole, zesty salsa, taco-seasoned sour cream, and shredded cheddar cheese, this dip is perfectly topped with a sour cream spider web design, black olives, diced green peppers, and tomatoes. It’s a spooky, crowd-pleasing party appetizer that’s easy to assemble and perfect for dipping your favorite chips.
Ingredients
Scale
Base Layers
- 16 ounces Refried Beans (canned)
- 16 ounces Guacamole
- 16 ounces Salsa
Sour Cream Mixture
- 1 3/4 cups Sour Cream
- 1 Packet Taco Seasoning (1 ounce)
Toppings
- 2 cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- 1/4 cup Diced Tomatoes
- 1/4 cup Diced Green Bell Pepper
- 2.25 ounces Sliced & Drained Black Olives (canned)
- Plastic Spiders (for decoration)
Instructions
- Layer Refried Beans: In a 2-quart round casserole dish, spread the 16 ounces of refried beans into an even, smooth layer to serve as the base of the dip.
- Add Guacamole Layer: Carefully add the 16 ounces of guacamole on top of the refried beans, spreading it evenly to create the second layer.
- Prepare Sour Cream Mixture: Measure out 1/4 cup of sour cream and set it aside for later use in decorating the spider web. Mix the remaining 1 1/2 cups of sour cream with the 1-ounce packet of taco seasoning until fully combined.
- Spread Sour Cream Mixture: Spread the taco-seasoned sour cream mixture evenly over the guacamole layer.
- Add Salsa Layer: Spread the 16 ounces of salsa over the sour cream layer evenly.
- Top with Cheese: Finely chop or sprinkle the shredded cheddar cheese evenly over the salsa layer, covering it fully.
- Create the Spider Web: Place the reserved 1/4 cup of sour cream into a Ziploc bag with one corner cut off, an icing bag, or a condiment bottle with a small nozzle. Draw a spider web pattern on top of the cheese by first making a cross with two intersecting lines, rotating the dish 90° to make another cross, then drawing three curved lines between each arm of the cross to resemble webbing.
- Decorate the Edges: Arrange the diced tomatoes, diced green bell peppers, and sliced black olives along the edges of the dip to form a colorful border.
- Add Plastic Spiders: Place plastic spiders carefully on top of the spider web design for a fun Halloween decoration.
- Serve or Store: Serve immediately with tortilla chips or cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve. Best served chilled.
Notes
- This Halloween 7-layer dip combines classic Mexican-inspired flavors in a festive presentation that’s perfect for parties.
- Using a piping bag or squeeze bottle for the sour cream spider web makes creating the design easier and more precise.
- Fine chopping the cheddar cheese helps the spider web pattern stand out more clearly on top.
- Use fresh or your favorite store-bought guacamole and salsa for best results.
- The dip can be prepared a few hours ahead but decorate with spiders just before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 258 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 711 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 13 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 41 mg
