Description
This spooky spider burger is the ultimate Halloween dinner fun! Complete with crunchy pretzel legs, melted cheese eyes, and served with crispy fries — it’s creepy, creative, and a hit for Halloween family meals or themed parties.
Ingredients
1 lb ground beef (80/20)
4 burger buns
4 slices cheddar cheese
8 pimento-stuffed olives (for eyes)
32 pretzel sticks (8 per burger)
Lettuce leaves
Ketchup and mustard
Salt and pepper to taste
4 slices tomato (optional)
Fries, for serving
Instructions
1. Preheat grill or skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Form beef into 4 patties. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Cook patties for 4–5 minutes per side or until desired doneness.
4. Toast burger buns if desired.
5. Place lettuce and tomato on bottom bun, then top with burger patty.
6. Add cheese slice and cover with top bun.
7. Insert 4 pretzel sticks on each side to make “spider legs.”
8. Cut olives in half and secure as “eyes” on bun using mustard or ketchup.
9. Serve with fries and Halloween-themed decorations.
Notes
Use veggie patties or chicken burgers as alternatives.
Decorate plates with spiderweb napkins or edible fake blood (ketchup swirl).
Let kids help assemble their own spider burgers — a fun Halloween activity.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Halloween
- Method: Grilling, Assembly
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 burger
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 650mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
Keywords: spider burger, halloween dinner, spooky burger, kids halloween meal, halloween themed food