Spiderweb Donuts are a bewitching twist on classic store-bought donuts. With a touch of homemade icing magic, we’ll transform these delectable rings into hauntingly beautiful spiderwebs, perfect for your next Halloween party or a sweet surprise to delight your family and friends.
When it comes to making spooky treats for Halloween, you don’t always have to make them entirely from scratch.
These Spiderweb Donuts take the best of your favorite store-bought donut and a homemade icing to make a spooky treat worth sharing!
The best part is, these are a perfect no-bake Halloween dessert the kids can help make!
And I promise, nobody has to know you aren’t using homemade donuts! It’ll be our little secret…
Looking for more spider themed treats for Halloween? Our Spider Treat Containers are super cute to give as gifts or give our Spider Deviled Eggs a try – perfect for a crowd!
Ingredients Needed to Make Spiderweb Donuts
- Donuts, store-bought or premade
- Powdered sugar
- Milk
- Vanilla extract
- White vanilla or candy melting wafers
- Black gel coloring
- Orange gel coloring
- Purple gel coloring
You’ll also need a piping bag, cooling racks, and parchment paper.
How to Make Spiderweb Donuts
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla, until smooth.
Divide the sugar mixture evenly into 3 separate bowls.
To one bowl, add black gel coloring, whisking, and adding more, as need, to get your desired shade.
Repeat for the other two bowls with the orange and then the purple gel coloring.
Prepare a cooling rack with a piece of parchment paper (or foil or something similar) underneath.
Dip the tops of the donuts into the colorful icing, and let the excess drip off for a few seconds.
Place them face up on the cooling rack.
Repeat for all of the donuts, alternating what color icing you dip into.
Allow the donuts to set so the icing can harden.
Then, melt the melting wafers in a microwave safe bowl, on 30 second increments, stirring well in between.
Once melted, allow the candy just a couple of minutes to cool.
Add the candy to a frosting piping bag, and snip off just the very tip.
Use the candy to make your spider webs, starting with the lines across and then connecting them with little waves to make your spider webs.
Serve and Enjoy!
Reasons Why We Love This Recipe:
- These are easy to make for a crowd
- The kids can help make them
- These are delicious
- No baking required
Spiderweb Donuts
Equipment
Ingredients
- 12 donuts store-bought or premade
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup milk
- ½ tsp. Vanilla extract
- 10 ounces white vanilla or candy melting wafers
- Black gel coloring
- Orange gel coloring
- Purple gel coloring
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla, until smooth.
- Divide the sugar mixture evenly into 3 separate bowls.
- To one bowl, add black gel coloring, whisking, and adding more, as need, to get your desired shade.
- Repeat for the other two bowls with the orange and then the purple gel coloring.
- Prepare a cooling rack with a piece of parchment paper (or foil or something similar) underneath.
- Dip the tops of the donuts into the colorful icing, and let the excess drip off for a few seconds.
- Place them face up on the cooling rack.
- Repeat for all of the donuts, alternating what color icing you dip into.
- Allow the donuts to set so the icing can harden.
- Then, melt the melting wafers in a microwave safe bowl, on 30 second increments, stirring well in between.
- Once melted, allow the candy just a couple of minutes to cool.
- Add the candy to a frosting piping bag, and snip off just the very tip.
- Use the candy to make your spider webs, starting with the lines across and then connecting them with little waves to
make your spider webs. - Serve and enjoy!
NUTRITION
Nutrition information is a rough estimate only; actual values will vary based on the exact ingredients used and amount of recipe prepared.