One of the biggest holidays in terms of quality time spent behind the stove attempting to give something a go in the kitchen is Halloween, and what better way to celebrate than a streak of spooktacular Halloween Rice Krispie treats? This is one of the tastiest and crunchiest snacks well known by all ages but can easily be changed over to spooky and festive shapes for your Halloween party or family gathering. If you want something quick and fun to whip up with the little ones, or if you’re looking for a tasty snack that you can tote to friends, these Halloween Rice Krispie treats are sure to impress.
Ingredients Needed
All you need is the ingredients, I’m pretty sure you already have most of them lying around in your house. Let’s take a look at what ingredients you would need for the recipe.
- 6 Cups Rice Krispies cereal
- tablespoons butter
- 10 oz bag of marshmallows
- Food coloring (orange, green, or purple whatever is your Halloween theme)
- Halloween sprinkles, candy eyes, or gummy worms to decorate
- Optional: Chocolate or candy melts to drizzle
How to Make Halloween Rice Krispie Treats
1. Marshmallows and Butter Melt: On a large saucepan, melt butter on medium heat, and when dissolved add marshmallows; continue to stir constantly till they dissolve and smooth out. Bring a little spook into your holiday with a few drops of food coloring, if that’s your style. Orange is the color of Halloween, but you can be rather dramatic with purple, green, or black, according to your dramatizing style.
2. Fold in Rice Krispies cereal: Fold into the marshmallow mix, off heat, with the Rice Krispies cereal so that every piece is coated with that marshmallow goodness with every single bite.
3. Mould the treats: Grease a 9×13 pan or line it and pour in your Rice Krispie mix, using a greased spatula or wax paper to shape down evenly. For Halloween, you could use cookie cutters in the shapes of pumpkins, ghosts, bats, or monsters. You also can make your eyeballs for the Rice Krispies by sticking candy eyes onto balls of the mixture.
4. Add a Little Magic to It: Now things get cool from here! Fold in the Halloween-themed sprinkles, candy eyes, or gummy worms into your treats while they are still warm. Want gruesome? Melt some chocolate or candy melts and drizzle them over the treats for that super creepy web effect.
Tricks of the Trade
That small push of dark and foreboding—finally Have Chocolate-flavored cereal instead of the original Rice Krispies. Vegan Marshmallows: The marshmallow snack could be vegan if you use vegan marshmallows together with non-dairy butter. Store those Halloween Rice Krispie treats in an airtight container for 3 days at room temperature. It’s a treat for all this spooky night.
CONCLUSION
Halloween Rice Krispie treats are just one of those entertaining, easy, creative desserts you can whip up in a flash. If your kids want to host a Halloween party, or you just like doing something fun with the family to bake, these will make everyone happy. And they’re infinitely moldable so you can go as wacky as you want with all sorts of spooky decorations and fun shapes.
