Ghoulish Guacamole with Spider Web Sour Cream

The easiest Halloween party trick you’ll make all season! 🕷️ Ghoulish Guacamole is fresh guacamole with a spider web of sour cream piped on top.

Ripe avocados get mashed with lime juice and salt, then you fold in red onion, jalapeño and cilantro. The web is just sour cream circles and a toothpick.

It makes about 3 cups. Serve it with tortilla chips.

Why You’ll Love It

• No cooking. Just mash, fold and pipe.
• Fresh flavor. Lime, jalapeño, red onion and cilantro.
• Spooky in seconds. A toothpick turns circles into a web.
• Party-sized. About 3 cups.
• Savory snack. Great next to all the sweets.

Ingredients You’ll Need

• Ripe avocados: Four of them.
• Lime juice and salt: Mashed right in.
• Red onion, jalapeño and cilantro: Folded in for flavor and crunch.
• Sour cream: In a squeeze bottle for the web.
• Tortilla chips: For dipping.

You’ll find the exact amounts and steps in the printable recipe card below.

How to Make It

Scoop the avocados into a bowl and mash them with the lime juice and salt, leaving a little texture. Fold in the red onion, jalapeño and cilantro. Spread the guacamole in a serving bowl, pipe the sour cream in circles on top, and drag a toothpick from the center outward to make a spider web. Serve it right away with tortilla chips.

Tips for the Best Ghoulish Guacamole with Spider Web Sour Cream

• Leave some texture. Mash until mostly smooth, not totally.
• Seed the jalapeño. Seeded and minced keeps the heat mild.
• Use a squeeze bottle. It makes neat sour cream circles.
• Drag from the center out. That’s what makes the web.
• Serve right away. It’s best fresh.

Would you serve this at your Halloween party or keep it all to yourself? 🎃