Description
Seasonal Rice Krispie Treat Pumpkins bring autumn’s sweetness to classic marshmallow desserts, creating adorable orange-hued treats perfect for fall gatherings. Halloween parties and family celebrations will delight in these charming, festive confections you cannot resist.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 bag large marshmallows (approximately 40 marshmallows)
- 6 cups Rice Krispies
- 1/4 cup (56 grams) butter
Decorative Ingredients:
- Red liquid food coloring
- Yellow liquid food coloring
- Mini Rolos
- Green M&Ms
Preparation Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) cooking oil or melted butter (for preventing sticking)
Instructions
- Prepare a large pot and melt butter thoroughly over low, gentle heat.
- Gradually incorporate marshmallows, stirring continuously until they completely dissolve and integrate with the melted butter.
- Carefully remove pot from heat source and introduce food coloring. Add yellow drops first, then incrementally introduce red, blending meticulously between each addition until achieving a rich, warm orange hue.
- Fold Rice Krispies into the colored marshmallow mixture, ensuring uniform coating of each cereal piece.
- Liberally coat hands with cooking oil or butter to prevent sticking. Gently shape the mixture into rounded spheres, placing each delicately on parchment paper.
- Reapply oil or butter between forming each pumpkin to maintain smooth surfaces.
- While pumpkin shapes remain warm and pliable, delicately nestle a Mini Rolo into the top center as a stem. Position a green M&M adjacent to create a leaf accent.
- If pumpkins cool before decoration, use a marker end or apple corer to create a small indentation for the chocolate stem.
- Allow treats to set and firm completely at room temperature before serving or storing.
Notes
- Ensure butter and marshmallows are melted slowly to prevent burning and maintain smooth texture.
- Use precise food coloring technique by adding drops gradually to achieve perfect pumpkin-orange shade without overwhelming the mixture.
- Keep hands generously coated with oil or butter while shaping to prevent sticky mixture from clinging and create smooth, round pumpkin shapes.
- Work quickly while mixture is warm to easily embed Rolo stems and M&M leaves, using a tool to create indent if treats cool too fast.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 70 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg