Description
Celebrate Halloween with these fun and festive Jack-o’-Lantern Rice Krispies treats. Featuring colorful layers of orange and green marshmallow-coated crispy rice cereal, these treats are shaped like pumpkins and decorated with candy corn eyes and chocolate mouths, making them a perfect party snack or Halloween dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
For Green Layer
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 1 drop green food coloring
- 2 cups mini marshmallows
- 2 cups Rice Krispies cereal
For Orange Layer
- 4 Tbsp. butter
- 1 drop orange food coloring
- 4 cups mini marshmallows
- 4 cups Rice Krispies cereal
For Decoration
- Non-stick baking spray
- Candy corn (for eyes)
- Melted chocolate (for mouths)
Instructions
- Prepare Baking Sheet: Lightly coat a baking sheet with non-stick spray to prevent sticking during the pressing process.
- Make Green Layer: In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons of butter. Stir in green food coloring and 2 cups of mini marshmallows. Cook, stirring constantly until marshmallows are completely melted and smooth. Remove from heat and immediately add 2 cups of Rice Krispies cereal, stirring gently until well combined.
- Make Orange Layer: In another saucepan over medium heat, melt the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter. Stir in orange food coloring and the remaining 4 cups of mini marshmallows. Cook until marshmallows are melted thoroughly, then remove from heat. Fold in 4 cups of Rice Krispies cereal until evenly coated.
- Form Layers: Using slightly dampened hands to prevent sticking, press the mixtures onto the prepared baking sheet. Alternate the mixtures to create three thin horizontal green stripes interspersed with larger horizontal orange stripes, forming a layered pumpkin-like appearance.
- Cut Pumpkin Shapes: Use a 2.5-inch pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter to stamp out pumpkin shapes from the layered Rice Krispies sheet.
- Decorate: Place candy corn pieces for the eyes and use melted chocolate piped through a piping bag to create mouths, giving each pumpkin a festive jack-o’-lantern face.
Notes
- Using slightly dampened hands helps prevent the sticky marshmallow mixture from adhering to your skin while pressing.
- You can substitute regular marshmallows with mini marshmallows but adjust cooking time accordingly as mini marshmallows melt faster.
- To store, keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days to maintain crispness.
- For a more vivid color, add additional drops of food coloring as desired, but add sparingly to avoid altering flavor.
- If melted chocolate is too thick, microwave in short bursts and stir until smooth for easier piping.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 treat (approx. 1/12th of batch)
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
