This Spider Web Taco Dip for Halloween is such a fun, spooky, and delicious treat. A delicious and easy-to-make taco dip for your Halloween party or just a fun way to celebrate the season. Made with a taco dip that everyone loves and topped with guacamole and a sour cream web.
Spooky Taco Dip for Halloween
Easy to take to any Halloween party. This dip is sure to be a big hit. A delicious taco dip that is spooky and fun.
What I like about this Halloween Taco Dip Recipe:
- a yummy appetizer that is always a crowd-pleaser
- it’s easy to put together
- you can make the dip in advance. Just add the top layers and go whenever you’re ready
FAQs
Make-Ahead and Storage:
Can this Taco Dip be Made in Advance?
You can make the bottom layer several days in advance. When you are ready to serve it at your party, just spread the guacamole and add the sour cream for a fun Halloween decoration
Making Ahead: Mix the softened cream cheese, salsa, sour cream, and taco seasoning. Spread onto your round serving platter. Cover and refrigerate for up to 5 days. On the day of the get-together, spread guacamole, and pipe the sour cream to make a fun and spooky web
Storing: Guacamole, once exposed to air will oxidize and start to turn brown, so this is not the ideal dip to keep leftovers. You could scrape the guacamole off and store the orange portion covered and in the refrigerator for a few days.
Take out and serve with tortilla chips whenever you want
Freezing: I would not freeze this dip. The salsa and cream cheese mixture will change the texture and not be that appealing
Can I Keep My Homemade Guacamole from Discoloring?
I have heard that you can soak scooped-out avocado flesh in salt water (2 cups of water to 1/4 cup of salt) for about 10 minutes. Take avocado halves out and mash them into your guacamole recipe for guacamole that stays green
How do you make a Spider Web?
It’s easy. Make a target shape with a few circles and a dot in the center. Then, draw a line from the center dot to the outer circle in about 6 different sections
What is good to serve with a Taco Dip?
- corn chips
- tortilla chips
- pretzel chips
Tips and Tricks
- make sure that you set your cream cheese out to soften well before making this dip. If you have plenty of time, like overnight, then you could microwave the cream cheese to soften it up a bit
- you do not need fancy piping back for the sour cream, just snip the corner of a baggie and squeeze out the sour cream into lines
- make the bottom layer ahead of time, and spread it onto a circle platter. Just before your party, add the guacamole and pipe the sour cream
- don’t worry about making the web – it’s really simple. Just make a bow and arrow target with your sour cream. Make a dot for the center with circles around it. Pull a knife from the center dot outward to the outer circle in 6 different sections to make the web
If you are ready to make this fun food for Halloween, let’s make sure you have what you’ll need:
Ingredients:
- cream cheese – set this out for a couple of hours to soften up before mixing it with the other ingredients
- salsa – I always use a mild salsa that is not too runny
- sour cream – This is a party and no time to skimp on the fat. Use original full-fat sour cream
- taco seasoning – you can use the whole packet if you want to, but I find that it overpowers the dip. I only use about half of the packet
- guacamole – I used pre-made store bought but if you have a favorite recipe then that’s even better
How do you make a Spider Web Taco Dip?
(the full instructions are in the recipe card found below)
- Mix 1/2 of the sour cream, cream cheese, salsa, and taco seasoning
- Spread into a round casserole dish
- spread enough guacamole over the center taco dip to cover about 3/4 of it
- pipe a dot of sour cream into the center of the guacamole, and make 3 rings around it going all the way to the edge of the guacamole
- use a knife to pull from the center dot of sour cream to the edges of the dip – in about 6 sections (like you are slicing a pie)
Spider Web Taco Dip for Halloween
- Total Time: 0 hours
- Yield: 10-12 servings 1x
Description
A delicious and spooky taco dip for a Halloween appetizer
Ingredients
- 12 oz. of cream cheese – softened
- 1 cup of sour cream – divided
- 1/2 cup of salsa
- 1/2 packet of taco seasoning – more if you prefer a stronger flavor
- 1 cup of guacamole
Instructions
- Mix 1/2 of the sour cream, cream cheese, salsa, and taco seasoning
- Spread into a round casserole dish
- spread enough guacamole over the center taco dip to cover about 3/4 of it
- Spoon the rest of the sour cream into a baggie and snip a corner for piping
- pipe a dot of sour cream into the center of the guacamole, and make 3 rings around it going all the way to the edge of the guacamole
- use a knife to pull from the center dot of sour cream to the edges of the dip – into about 6 sections (just as if you were slicing a pie)
- cover and refrigerate until ready to serve
Notes
Can this Taco Dip be Made in Advance?
You can make the bottom layer several days in advance. When you are ready to serve it at your party, just spread the guacamole and add the sour cream for a fun Halloween decoration
Making Ahead: Mix the softened cream cheese, salsa, sour cream, and taco seasoning. Spread onto your round serving platter. Cover and refrigerate for up to 5 days. On the day of the get-together, spread guacamole, and pipe the sour cream to make a fun and spooky web
Storing: Guacamole, once exposed to air will oxidize and start to turn brown, so this is not the ideal dip to keep leftovers. You could scrape the guacamole off and store the orange portion covered and in the refrigerator for a few days.
Take out and serve with tortilla chips whenever you want
Freezing: I would not freeze this dip. The salsa and cream cheese mixture will change the texture and not be that appealing
Can I Keep My Homemade Guacamole from Discoloring?
I have heard that you can soak scooped-out avocado flesh in salt water (2 cups of water to 1/4 cup of salt) for about 10 minutes. Take avocado halves out and mash them into your guacamole recipe for guacamole that stays green
How do you make a Spider Web?
It’s easy. Make a target shape with a few circles and a dot in the center. Then, draw a line from the center dot to the outer circle in about 6 different sections
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: refrigerate 2+ hours
