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Pecan-Caramel Spiders

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  • on October 29, 2011

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    I liked the idea but there was a problem because the spiders didn't turn out as I had thought they would. They didn't end up looking anything like spiders. In fact, they looked like turtles dressed up as spiders. Everything always turns out prettier when you are a professional chef.

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  • on October 21, 2011

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    Yum!!! My only problem was that after the spiders had cooled (or so I thought I put them on a serving dish that they all stuck to. I would put each spider on a piece or wax paper and leave it on until consuming.

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  • on November 11, 2010

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    Did you all really have an easy time with this recipe? My caramel was soft and it did not firm up as expected. (although I let it boil at the temperature indicated I waited 5 minutes for the caramel to cool before I started assembling the spiders but it ran and the pecans spread out. Nothing I did remedied the problem. I think they could be cute but I did not have fun. Tasted good but came out like globs of stuff with licorice sticking out of the sides.

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  • on October 22, 2010

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    As Halloween is only a matter of days away I decided to find fun some treats for a my adult Halloween party. I still wanted to keep things fun but not looking like a kids bash so when I came across this recipe I was thrilled. I made them last night just to have a test run before the big day and they were perfect!. I work with Better Recipes so I am always reviewing recipes but Halloween Recipes like this are my favorite. They are great because they are fun for adult parties without coming across too childish

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  • on October 19, 2010

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    The candy tasted excellent, but I could not get the candy to harden. Could some tell me what I did wrong.

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  • on October 17, 2010

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    tasty!!!yum!

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  • on October 17, 2010

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    wow. in reading more, i see many unhappy people here. and not to be blaimed are the spiders. sheesh happy time o' year? these were fun! not perfect, not angry, but fun. chill people and find some happiness already.

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  • on February 16, 2010

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    These are very cute and fun to make. After I made the carmels and chocolate. I placed each in a different fondue pot to keep warm. It made the process and decorating go much faster since I didn't need to worry about the carmel & chcolate hardening. I also used chow mein noodles cut to size for legs and used the chocolate to cover the chow mein noodles.

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  • on October 30, 2009

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    I read all the reviews and have decided to make these with my granddaughters.
    The youngest one is the self proclaimed "bug killer" in the house; so it won't matter how many legs these creepy crawlys have.
    Now, how many "store bought" carmels did you bakers use in this recipe?





    Linda

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  • on October 30, 2009

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    I don't know if antone noticed but the spiders in the photo do have eight legs, so I asume the 6 leg thing was a typo. Way to be observant.

    Totally agree that it is easier to by caramels and make the recipe. It turns it into a simple process. Make sure to by real caramel with cream and sugar instead of that chemical, corn syrup crap.

    The trick to making the legs look real is to cut them short; too long and they just stick out. Black licorice (yuck chocolate licorice all the way.

    I piped the melted chocolate onto wax paper in the shape of little curved legs and let it chill. They were much better and you have melted chocolate anyway so why not? The only trick here is to make sure you don't push the chocolate legs in when the caramel is too hot or they melt.

    I hope this helps answer some of burning issues that these little spiders seem to solicit from some of you.

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