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Rice Krispies Treat Pumpkins

These Rice Krispies Treat Pumpkins are an easy no-bake Halloween dessert made with marshmallows, crisp rice cereal, orange gel food coloring, and festive decorations. Soft, chewy, and fun to make, they're perfect for Halloween parties, school treats, and fall celebrations.
Print Recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 pumpkins

Equipment

  • Large pot
  • Silicone spatula
  • Measuring cups
  • * Measuring spoons
  • Wax paper

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tablespoons 42 g unsalted butter
  • 1 bag 10 oz / 283 g regular marshmallows
  • Orange gel food coloring
  • 6 cups 174 g crisp rice cereal
  • 12 pretzel rods or Tootsie Roll pieces
  • Green cookie icing
  • Black cookie icing

Instructions
 

  • Melt the butter over low heat.
  • Stir in the marshmallows until smooth, then mix in the orange gel food coloring.
  • Remove from the heat and gently fold in the crisp rice cereal.
  • Grease your hands and shape the warm mixture into pumpkin-shaped balls.
  • Press a pretzel rod or Tootsie Roll piece into the top of each pumpkin to create the stem.
  • Once cooled, decorate with green icing vines and black jack-o'-lantern faces.