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Spooky Halloween 7 Layer Dip

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5 from 8 votes
This spooky Halloween 7-Layer Dip is a the ideal holiday appetizer with refried beans, sour cream, salsa, cheese, tomatoes, and guacamole.
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This Spooky Halloween 7 Layer Dip is one of my favorite recipes to bring to any Halloween party. It is extremely simple and can be made in just a few minutes. Which is perfect, because as you know that guacamole can be a little tricky to work with I’ll share a trick about that later on. 😉

Since you can make this recipe with little time, it is also the perfect recipe to send with your kids or spouses to those last minute parties you weren’t told about in advance or might have accidentally slipped your mind. Seven layer dip is always a hit at parties and this is a great way to make your party appetizer. Make it with your kids to have a fun activity to do. Anything with spiders is always exciting. 

A variety of ingredients are arranged on a table, including blue corn tortilla chips, black olives, chopped green onions, guacamole, shredded cheese, sour cream, salsa, refried beans, and chopped tomatoes.

Recipe Ingredient Notes

  • Refried beans
  • Taco seasoning mix
  • Sour cream 
  • Salsa
  • Shredded Colby Jack cheese
  • Roma tomatoes
  • Green onions
  • Sliced olives
  • Guacamole
  • Bag tortilla chips
A baked pie sits on a round cooling rack, surrounded by small decorative plastic spiders on a white marble surface.
A round dessert with white frosting sits on a cooling rack, surrounded by small black plastic spiders on a marble surface.
A pie on a cooling rack with white frosting topped with a dollop of red sauce. A jar of similar red sauce is to the side. Small plastic spiders are scattered around on a white surface.

Equipment Needed

  1. Small mixing bowl
  2. 11 inch plate
  3. Spatula (one like THIS works great!)
  4. Ziploc sandwich bag
  5. Plastic spiders (THESE are pretty frightful!)
A pizza on a wire rack, topped with a red sauce, white drizzle, and green dollops, surrounded by plastic spiders on a marble surface.
A pizza topped with guacamole on a round cooling rack, placed on a white marble surface decorated with small black plastic spiders.
A green pie topped with shredded coconut on a cooling rack, surrounded by small plastic spiders on a marble surface.

How to Make Halloween 7-Layer Dip

  1. When making this dip, combine the refried beans and taco seasoning in a small mixing bowl. 
  2. Then, take out an about 11 inch plate or serving platter and spread the bean mixture evenly across the plate, getting close to the edge. 
  3. Next, use the sour cream and spread ¾ cup over the top of the bean layer. 
  4. Then gently add the salsa as the next layer on top of the sour cream. If your salsa is quite liquid-based, drain a bit of the juice to make sure the salsa layer is sturdier.  
  5. Now, oh so carefully place dollops of guacamole on top of the salsa layer. While spreading it out try to press gently to try and avoid mixing it into the salsa. 
  6. Next, around the edge of the plate spread the grated Colby Jack cheese and then top it with the sliced olives, diced tomatoes, and sliced green onions. 
  7. Once that is done, place about ¼ cup of sour cream in a sandwich bag and cut off the tip of the corner. 
  8. Use the bag and create a web pattern on top of the guacamole and then finish it off with the spiders and your spooky 7-layer dip is ready to go!
A round pie with a green topping, rimmed with shredded cheese and black olives, sits on a cooling rack. Small plastic spider decorations are scattered around it on a white surface.
A plate of layered dip with shredded cheese, diced tomatoes, black olives, and guacamole surrounded by plastic spiders, set on a wire stand over a white marble surface.

Cooking Tips

Make it up only an hour or so before you need it if possible. This will give little time for the guacamole to change color due to oxygenation.

If you must make it up earlier than an hour beforehand, carefully brush a thin layer of lime juice on top of the guacamole with a pastry brush.

To make the web pattern in a different way, make circles starting small in the center and getting bigger as they go out. Then, use a toothpick and press slightly while pulling to make a line going out to the outer edge of the plate. 

A Halloween-themed tortilla dip topped with cheese, olives, peppers, and decorated with a spiderweb made of sour cream sits on a cooling rack, surrounded by small plastic spider decorations.

Enjoy These Halloween Recipe Ideas

A round seven-layer dip with a spider-web design made of sour cream, topped with tomatoes, olives, and green onions. Plastic spider decorations are around the dip. A bowl of tortilla chips is beside it.

Spooky Halloween 7-Layer Dip Recipe

5 from 8 votes
This spooky Halloween 7-Layer Dip is a the ideal holiday appetizer with refried beans, sour cream, salsa, cheese, tomatoes, and guacamole.
Serving10 servings
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 16 ounces refried beans
  • 1 1.25 ounce taco seasoning mix
  • 1 cup sour cream, divided
  • 1 cup salsa
  • 1 cup shredded colby jack cheese
  • 2 roma tomatoes, diced
  • 5 green onions
  • 3 ounces sliced olives, drained
  • 1 cup guacamole
  • 11 ounce bag tortilla chips

Equipment

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, mix the taco seasoning with the refried beans.
  2. Spread the bean mixture evenly on an 11 inch plate getting close to the edge.
  3. Carefully spread ¾ cup of the sour cream over the bean mixture.
  4. Add the salsa very gently over the sour cream. If your salsa is really runny, drain off some of the liquid first.
  5. Apply the guacamole mixture over the salsa. I put dollops of guacamole all over and then carefully spread them together so that the salsa doesn't come through.
  6. Around the edge spread the grated cheese.
  7. Top the cheese with sliced olives, diced tomatoes, and sliced green onions.
  8. With the remaining ¼ cup of sour cream, put it into a sandwich bag and clip off the corner. Squeeze the sour cream into a web pattern over the guacamole.
  9. Top with plastic spiders.

Notes

Make it up only an hour or so before you need it if possible. This will give little time for the guacamole to turn brown. If you need to make it up earlier than an hour beforehand, carefully brush a thin layer of lime juice on top of the guacamole with a pastry brush.

Nutrition

Calories: 343 kcal · Carbohydrates: 32 g · Protein: 9 g · Fat: 21 g · Saturated Fat: 7 g · Cholesterol: 25 mg · Sodium: 817 mg · Potassium: 361 mg · Fiber: 6 g · Sugar: 4 g · Vitamin A: 679 IU · Vitamin C: 6 mg · Calcium: 206 mg · Iron: 2 mg
Cuisine: American
Cost: $14
Author: Steph Loaiza
Course: Appetizer
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Questions & Reviews

  1. Katherine says:

    This is so cute! I am saving this for any future Halloween bashes I attend.5 stars

  2. Amber @ Dessert Now, Dinner Later! says:

    This is flipping adorable! I love it!5 stars

  3. Leigh Anne @Your Homebased Mom says:

    We love 7 Layer Dip at our house and this is just too cute!!5 stars

  4. Rachel C. says:

    Any tips to keep the guac from browning?

  5. Cyd says:

    We used the pre-made guacamole and it looked great for about 24 hours.

  6. Ru says:

    I need to make it for 30 people. By how much should I increase the ingredients to make a serving for 30?

  7. Cheryl says:

    Such a fun idea for an appetizer for a Halloween party! Even a great snack for a Halloween movie marathon at home!5 stars

  8. Katherines Corner says:

    Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop your post is featured at Katherines Corner today5 stars

  9. Cyd says:

    Thanks so much!!!

  10. Pam Freedman says:

    Instead of plastic spiders, I cut an olive in half for a body and the remaining half I sliced for legs. Looked enough like a spider to make the neighbor kids laugh.5 stars

  11. Grace says:

    I was looking for the homemade taco seasoning can you share the link …thank you5 stars

  13. Denise says:

    The finished product on the video didn’t look like the picture. I guess you have to practice the web design before you do it on he dip so you don’t ruin it!!

  14. Momma Cyd says:

    There are different ways you can do your web. There is really no right or wrong way. We have done it a few different ways.

  15. Susi says:

    This was so fun and yummy! However, the 11.25 oz of Taco seasoning is super heavy. I adjusted to my taste.5 stars

  16. Laura says:

    Can you add ground beef? If so where would you add it?

  17. Bobbi @ Six Sisters says:

    Ground beef would be great! I would fry it up and add the taco seasoning to that instead of the refried beans, then layer the ground beef over the refried bean layer

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