Cutest Halloween Rice Krispies Treat!

Cutest Halloween Rice Krispies Treat!

 

These little Rice Krispie pumpkins are so CHARMING! They are super easy to make, it took me less than 30 minutes and I love how they turned out. I made one small batch using a 10 ounce bag of mini marshmallows, half of a stick of sweet butter, two cups of Rice Krispies cereal, about 6 drops of orange food coloring, Rolos candy (for the stem) and green M&Ms (for the leaf). Step-by-step photos, instructions and recipe follows.

IMPORTANT TIPS:

1. I found this idea on Pinterest and after doing a little research and reading about all the problems other “bakers” were having with the rice krispies sticking to their hands – I decided to use an ice cream scoop to form the balls.
2. After you form the balls, insert one Rolo into the center and add one green M&M before the Rice Krispie cools. One of the advantages of pushing the Rolo into the ball is that it flattens the ball and makes it look more like a real Cinderella pumpkin!

| 10 ounce bag of mini marshmallows, Rolos candy and green M&Ms |

| microwave the mini marshmallows for one minute, add 1/2 stick of sweet butter and microwave for another minute |

| add about 6 drops of food coloring, you can also combine red and yellow if you don’t have orange |

| stir the food coloring into the melted marshmallow and butter |

| this is the color I ended with |

| add two cups of Rice Krispies cereal and gently combine all ingredients |

| use an ice cream scoop to form the balls, trust me – do not use your hands |

| put the pumpkins on a sheet of wax paper and push in one Rolo and add a green M&M |