Fall/Halloween Rice Krispies Treats

Do you need a fun desert for your Halloween or fall-themed party?  How about some cute Rice-Krispie treats?  They’re easy to make and they went over very well at my own Halloween party!  Everyone was very impressed!

Here’s what you need:

            Rice Krispies

            Marshmallows

            Cooking spray

            Green food coloring (for monsters), orange food coloring (or red and yellow) (for pumpkins)

            Chocolate (for monsters)

            A cooking pan (just like when you would make regular Rice Krispies Treats)

            Green icing (I used one of those little tubes that you can just squirt out a little string.  You                                     won’t need much.)

Here’s what you do:

            1: Follow the directions on the Rice Krispies box to whip up some Rice-Krispies-treat mix.

            For Monsters:

                        2: Reduce heat to low, and squirt in some green food coloring.  Start with only a                                       few drops.  You can add more as needed.

                        3: Stir until all the mix is green (feel free to add more drops if you do not have the                                     color you desire or the green is not completely mixed in).

                        4: Spray cooking spray on your hands and in a pan (if you neglect to coat your                                                         hands, the Rice Krispies will stick and you won’t be able to mold                                                                anything)

                        5: Put green Rice-Krispies-treats mixture into the pan and flatten using your                                                               fingers.  (If you don’t have a pan, just make a rectangle out of the                                                                  mixture.) Let cool.

                        6: Once cool, cut into rectangles.

                        7: Melt your chocolate (place chocolate in a microwavable bowl and microwave                                                      on high for 10 seconds.  Take it out and stir.  After that, microwave in                                                          5-second increments (stirring in between each increment) until the                                                                  chocolate is melted.

                        8: Dip one end of the green Rice-Krispies-Treat rectangle into the chocolate.

                        9: Place on wax paper to cool, and enjoy!

            For Pumpkins:

                        2: Reduce heat to low, and squirt in some orange food coloring (or red and                                                               yellow).  Start with only a few drops.  You can add more as needed.

                        3: Stir until all the mix is orange (feel free to add more drops if you do not have                                                         the color you desire or the orange is not completely mixed in).

                        4: Spread out some wax paper and spray cooking spray on your hands (if you                                                           neglect to coat your hands, the Rice Krispies will stick and you won’t                                                           be able to mold anything)

                        5: Form little balls of orange Rice Krispies Treats.  Place each ball on the wax      
                                     paper.  Save some Rice-Krispies-Treat mix for use as stems.

                        6: Push your thumb into the top of the soon-to-be-pumpkins to make a small
                                    indentation.

                        7: When you only have a little bit of Rice-Krispies-Treat mix left (enough for
                                    a little stem for each of your pumpkins) add a drop or two of green
                                    food coloring to make what is in your pot brown.

                        8: Form little stems (in the shape of a cylinder) and press them into the
                                    indentations in each of your pumpkins.

                        9: Now, take your green icing and squirt it onto your pumpkins near the stem. 
                                    Feel free to make a little swirly design.

Let cool and enjoy!

(If you aren’t going to enjoy them right away, make sure you remember to wrap them in plastic wrap so that they stay fresh!)