Mig had his halloween festivities at school (party, parade, and sing-a-long) which I was not able to attend this year because of my own celebrations at work. Luckily though, MrD was able to work from home so he went to Mig’s school (along with the usual entourage: Diggs and Lolo/lola). Mig brought with him the typical party food contributions, but I also wanted to make something cute for Mig to give to his classmates. I googled rice krispy treat recipes for halloween and combined 3 recipe versions to come up with our own. It was fun to do (though the boys did not have much interest in doing this with me), and VERY easy!
what I used: (adjust some of the quantities based on how many you need to make – I made about 35 with this recipe)
-1 big box of Rice Krispies (18oz) and 1 smaller one ( i think it was 9oz)
-2 bags of mini marshmallows
- 1 stick of butter
-red and yellow food coloring (to make orange), and green food coloring for the leaves
-chocolate twizzlers
-black gel icing
-spray oil (for my hands so it would be easier to work with the mixture)
What to do: (I made the pumpkins in 2 batches because I didn’t have a big enough pot for everything)
Melt 3 tbsp butter and 4 cups of marshmallows. Once it has melted, take it off the heat and add a drop or 2 of the food coloring. When you get the ORANGE color that you want, then you add the rice krispies. (note: I put in a little more yellow to get it to be more orange-y, but do this slowly because the dyes are very strong and you don’t need much to get the right color). Mix the rice krispies and marshmallow mixture up really well. Then transfer it to a baking sheet lined with wax paper. If you want, spray your hands a little with some baking spray, and when the mixture has cooled down you can start forming the pumpkins. Depending on how many you need to make, adjust the sizing of your pumpkins to maximize the recipe. Also, try and make a little indentation on the top of the pumpkin for the stem.
After you’ve rolled the pumpkins, cut the twizzlers and add to to the top of the pumpkin.
For the leaves:
I followed the rice krispy recipe above, but made it green instead of orange. I also halved the recipe because you surely won’t need mucht to make leaves. Then just take pieces and shape them into little leaves and attach next to the licorice stem.
For the face:
Use the black gel icing and decorate any way you please!
You can really get creative with this and add more colors, make into lollipops by sticking a popsicle stick on the bottom, use different candies for the face and stem, etc. But this version was quick and easy and I didn’t have to purchase too many ingredients that would wind up going to waste. In fact, I still had some leftover green rice krispies and marshmallows that I was able to make “Frankenstine’s”! The possibilities are endless with the Rice Krispy Treats that these are my new favorite things to make for every occasion!
Enjoy and Happy Halloween!!!
