Swamp Guac with Creepy Crawler Chips

Classic guacamole gets a Halloween upgrade with crushed blue corn “debris” and olive spiders crawling across the surface. No sculpting required—just spooky fun

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• No cooking required.
• Always a hit with picky eaters.
• Looks spooky but still super appetizing.

Equipment You’ll Need

• Mixing Bowl: Essential for mashing up the guacamole ingredients smoothly.
• Spooky Serving Bowl: Add an eerie touch to your presentation with a special Halloween Serving Dish from Amazon.

Ingredient Notes

• Add extra lime to keep the guac green longer
• Blue Corn Tortilla Chips: Add a deliciously crunchy and visually striking component to the dip with Garden of Eatin’ Blue Corn Tortilla Chips.
• Black Olives for Spiders: Creating olive spiders becomes a breeze using the  OXO Good Grips Olive and Cherry Pitter making decoration easy and fun.

Serving Suggestions

• Consider pairing with ghost-shaped crackers for extra Halloween flair. Try ghost-shaped crackers complement the theme.

Make-Ahead and Storage Tips

• Can be made a few hours ahead—press plastic wrap directly on the surface to prevent browning

Recipe

Ingredients:

• 3 ripe avocados
• Juice of 1 lime
• ¼ cup diced red onion
• ¼ cup chopped cilantro
• Salt to taste
• ¼ cup crushed blue corn chips (for topping)
• Black olives (for spiders)

Instructions:

1. In a bowl, mash avocados with lime juice until chunky.
2. Stir in onion, cilantro, and salt.
3. Spoon guac into a serving bowl and top with crushed blue corn chips.
4. Slice black olives to create spider shapes (halves for bodies, slivers for legs) and place them on top.
5. Serve fresh.

Yield: Serves 4