This spider pie is a simple 3-layer no-bake pumpkin cheesecake adorned with a spiderweb, a spider mama and her 8 spider infants. It’s actually a lot simpler than it sounds! It may also be made historically or gluten-free.
I just lately posted these Spiderweb Brownies, and I posted these Spider Cupcakes again in 2016. Now I’ve lastly put the spiders and spiderweb collectively for this spider pie. 😀
And the pie itself is unimaginable. Must you not be concerned with spiders, simply skip all that enterprise and go to city in your no-bake pumpkin pie!
And it freezes nice, minus the ornament, so you may already put together the pie and have it prepared when Halloween rolls round.
Components
Right here’s an outline of all the things you want.
Be aware that the black cocoa powder is non-compulsory, however it’s what makes the spiderweb and the spider legs so black. When you don’t use it, the legs will probably be brown like on my spider cupcakes proven beneath.
Black cocoa normally provides treats an Oreo taste, however not right here. It simply makes the chocolate style somewhat darker. When you don’t care in regards to the spiderweb being black, you may undoubtedly skip the black cocoa.
For the eyeballs, I used the regular-sized ones for the mama spider, and for the infants, I used some which might be 1/4″ or 6mm in diameter. The regular-sized ones match on the infants, as nicely, so you may definitely use them in the event you don’t have the small ones.
The crust
It’s a fundamental no-bake graham cracker crust. You should use store-bought graham crackers or make your personal home made graham crackers.
Making home made crackers after which smashing them to crumbs can be a bit time-consuming, however the possibility is there do you have to not just like the elements in store-bought graham crackers.
I don’t have time for that, so I take advantage of the grain-free Honey Cinnamon Seed & Nut Flour Candy Thins from Easy Mills (the photographer used common graham crackers within the images).
You’ll want a field and a half, they usually’re fairly costly, in order that isn’t precisely an ideal resolution. However I had two containers about to run out (they’d gotten misplaced within the pantry), so it was the proper use for them. And the crust was wonderful.
So what you do for the crust is combine collectively all of the crust elements and press into the pie pan. Then, you freeze it whilst you put together the filling.
Freezing every layer as you go makes it simpler to get fairly, clean-cut layers. When you’re in a rush and don’t have time to freeze every layer, the layers nonetheless come out wanting fairly first rate. Simply not fairly as good.
When you’ve got another no-bake pie crust that you just desire over a graham cracker crust, you should use that. A gingersnap crust can be an important different!
You might additionally use a store-bought graham cracker crust for an excellent faster possibility.
Cheesecake filling
I’m tremendous excited and happy with this pie. All of the no-bake pumpkin cheesecakes I discovered use pudding combine or different processed stuff I attempt to keep away from.
Sure, the Oreos and graham crackers are processed, however I give home made choices for these. The pretzels are, too. However nonetheless. I’m thrilled with the cheesecake filling!
The cheesecake portion of this pie comprises all the same old pumpkin cheesecake elements however no eggs. When you love tasting unbaked pumpkin cheesecake batter, you’re going to like this recipe.
I really like cheesecake batter a lot that I made a Pink White and Blue Cheesecake Salad, which is principally simply unbaked eggless cheesecake batter with fruit thrown in. 😄
The filling of this spider pie is (in all probability clearly) firmer than unbaked batter however has the identical style.
And also you don’t must make separate vanilla and pumpkin cheesecake filling. You make the vanilla filling, take away 1/4 of it, and add the pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice to it.
Then you definitely unfold half of the vanilla filling over the frozen crust, adopted by the pumpkin layer, after which the remaining vanilla filling goes on prime.
The best way to embellish it
As I at all times say, I’m not expert at adorning issues. So if I submit one thing with some ornament, you already know it needs to be straightforward.
To make this spiderweb, you simply want a piping bag with a small spherical tip. Individuals say you may snip the tip off of a small Ziploc bag and pipe that manner, however I’ve by no means been profitable with that. I’ve simply ruined a bunch of baggage utilizing that technique.
I used Wilton tip #5, which has a diameter of 3mm. I additionally tried it with tip #2 (1.5mm) and located it a lot too skinny for my liking.
When you use a smaller tip than I like to recommend and discover that the chocolate combination is popping out squiggly and tough to work with, then meaning the tip is just too small.
I simply had a realization after hitting the publish button. As a substitute of creating a separate chocolate-based topping, you may take away a few of the white cheesecake filling and add black cocoa powder. I did that simply right this moment with a cake I labored on.
You need to take away 1/4 cup of the white cheesecake filling to a small bowl and beat in 2 teaspoons (5 grams) of black cocoa powder. If it appears too stiff to pipe, which is probably going, stir in somewhat milk.
This may, in fact, make your white layers thinner. And in the event you use common cocoa powder as a substitute of black cocoa powder, your spiderweb will probably be a lot lighter brown than in the event you had simply used plain semi-sweet chocolate.
So I solely suggest this feature when you’ve got black cocoa.
Oreo spiders
When you don’t wish to use Oreos, you should use my Mummy Cookies and skip the mother decorations. So comply with the recipe up till line 10. You’ll additionally must make the cookies a lot smaller.
You want one which’s in regards to the dimension of a daily Oreo (1.75″ / 4.4cm) and eight cookies which might be the scale (1″of mini Oreos).
It’s the identical recipe as my Black Cookies minus the chocolate chips, but it surely’s vital to press down the cookies after baking, which you don’t do within the black cookies.
Sweet eyeballs
You may make your personal sweet eyeballs in the event you don’t just like the elements in store-bought sweet eyeballs.
This recipe for sweet eyeballs is my favourite. I’ve tried just a few!
The elements are powdered sugar, cornstarch (or tapioca or arrowroot starch), vanilla, water and black cocoa. You is likely to be questioning why you’d purchase black cocoa powder only for sweet eyeballs, which might certainly be foolish.
However you should use it on this Black Ice Cream or these Black Cookies. And the mother cookies I simply talked about.
It does take a while to make your personal eyeballs, however you should use them in so many Halloween recipes.
Make prematurely
You may make the pie with out the ornament right this moment and freeze it. It’ll nonetheless be nice for Halloween!
You’ll be able to put the eyes on the Oreo infants and utterly assemble the mama prematurely. I wouldn’t do it various days prematurely.
When you put sweet eyes within the fridge, the moisture from the fridge causes the black pupils to bleed a bit.
So that you don’t wish to put them within the fridge.
Gluten-free possibility
As I discussed above, I used grain-free “graham crackers” from Easy Mills. You’ll be able to, in fact, use any gluten-free graham crackers.
And you want to use gluten-free Oreos and pretzels, like Snyder’s of Hanover Licensed Gluten-free Mini Pretzels. For grain-free, Savor By Suzie sells mini grain-free pretzels.
Oreo makes their very own gluten-free Oreos, however any model of gluten-free chocolate sandwich cookies will do. All those I’ve come throughout are the identical dimension, so that they’ll all work right here.
I hope you’ll take pleasure in this spider pie! I’d love so that you can go away a remark beneath in the event you strive it out. Thanks!
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- Yield: 8-12 slices
When you’re gluten-free, see notes.
Components
- 1 1/2 cups (180 grams) graham cracker crumbs (from about 12 full sheets)
- 1/4 cup (50 grams) brown sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons (84 grams) unsalted butter, melted
- two 8-ounce (225-gram) packages full-fat cream cheese, room temp
- 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, room temp
- 2 cups (240 grams) powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 7.5oz (212 grams) canned pumpkin puree (that is 1/2 of a 15-ounce can)
- 1/3 cup (56 grams) chopped semi-sweet chocolate or chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon black cocoa powder
- 3/4 teaspoon refined coconut oil or unsalted butter
- 1 normal-sized Oreo
- 2 normal-sized sweet eyes
- mini pretzels
- 8 mini Oreos
- 16 mini sweet eyes (1/4″ or 6mm in diameter)
- leftover black frosting from the spiderweb
For the crust:
For the filling:
For spiderweb and child spider leg frosting:
For mama spider:
For child spiders:
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, stir collectively the graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar and salt till nicely mixed.
- Stir within the butter till nicely mixed.
- Press onto the underside and up the perimeters of an ungreased 9” pie pan. Pat it as evenly as you may get it. It’ll be thick! Freeze the crust whilst you put together the filling.
- In a big mixing bowl with an electrical hand mixer beat the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and salt till mild and fluffy.
- Take away 1/4 (197 grams) of the cheesecake filling to a different medium mixing bowl, and to that new bowl (with 197 grams of filling), beat within the pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice on low till mixed. Put aside.
- Unfold 1/2 (294 grams) of the white filling over the frozen pie crust (it’ll have frozen fairly rapidly).
- Place within the freezer for about 20-Half-hour or till agency sufficient to simply unfold the pumpkin layer excessive.
- Then unfold the entire pumpkin filling over the first layer of cheesecake.
- Place within the freezer for about 20-40 minutes or till agency sufficient to simply unfold the second cheesecake layer excessive.
- Unfold the second half of the white filling over the pumpkin layer.
- You’ll be able to put the eyes on the Oreo infants and utterly assemble the mama prematurely. When you put sweet eyes within the fridge, the moisture from the fridge causes the black pupils to bleed a bit. So you do not wish to put them within the fridge.
- Soften the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl at half energy in 30-second increments, stirring after each 30 seconds.
- Stir within the cocoa powder and coconut oil. The feel will change to one thing shiny and extra like fudge frosting. If it’s too runny proper now to pipe (it’ll rely on how scorching your chocolate received), then let it sit a couple of minutes, or refrigerate and stir typically till thickened a bit.
- Match a piping bag with Wilton #5 and fill it with the frosting.
- It is best to make the spiderweb by piping on plus signal. Then make an X. Then you definitely join them to kind a spiderweb.
- Minimize off the legs from mini pretzels with a really sharp paring knife.
- Use that knife to open the Oreo.
- Place the spider legs between the 2 wafers. Be certain that the legs are pointing down like spiders and never sideways, like crabs. They received’t be in there very securely, however I had no points with transferring the spider onto the pie (nonetheless, I didn’t transport this pie!). In order for you, you may pipe on some chocolate frosting to safe the legs onto the underside wafer. As soon as it hardens, it’ll act as glue. If you wish to do this, you must scrape off the white from the Oreo. That may additionally make it extra spider-like!
- Pipe somewhat frosting on the underside of two eyes for the mama spider after which connect them.
- Put the highest Oreo with the eyes over the underside Oreo piece with the legs. Place the mama spider in the midst of the pie.
- For the infants, pipe somewhat frosting on the underside of every of the 16 eyes after which connect them to the 8 mini Oreos.
- Place mama spider within the center and the 8 infants round her. Pipe on 4 small straight legs on all sides of the spider child with a smaller tip like Wilton #2.
- You’ll be able to freeze the undecorated pie for as much as 3 months. Defrost within the fridge for 1-2 hours or on the countertop for about 20-Half-hour.
- Once more, the sweet eyeballs shouldn’t be refrigerated. You’ll be able to refrigerate the pie with the spiderweb for as much as 3 days, however do not add the spiders till serving.
Put together the crust:
Put together the filling:
Make the spiderweb:
Make the spiders:
Storage:
Notes
- When you dwell exterior of North America and have the sort of cream cheese that is meant for toast (that is available in somewhat plastic tub) quite than American model brick cream cheese, then get two 300-gram packages of cream cheese, place it within the heart of a cheesecloth, and wring out the liquid till you’ve gotten 450 grams of cream cheese left.
- You may want as much as 10 mini pretzels to be sure you get nice-looking legs, some pretzels may break whereas slicing – I used 5 or 6.
- When you’re gluten-free, ensure to make use of GF graham cracker crumbs, GF Oreos and GF pretzels.
