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Home » Recipes » Rice Krispie Pumpkins Recipe (Halloween Rice Krispies Treats)

Rice Krispie Pumpkins Recipe (Halloween Rice Krispies Treats)

By: Liz  /  Published: August 18, 2020  /  Updated: August 18, 2020  /   1 Comment

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If you’re looking for Halloween Rice Krispies treats, these Rice Krispie pumpkins are super easy to make and so cute!

I originally published the recipe on October 16, 2013 (where did the time go?) but the post needed an update, so today’s the day and 2020’s the year.

And the pumpkin Rice Krispie treats are as tasty as tasty can be. They’re perfectly sized for Halloween parties, lunchboxes or after school snacks too.

Halloween Rice Krispies treat- Rice Krispie pumpkins in bowl and on table

Ingredients for Rice Krispie Pumpkins

  • butter
  • marshmallows (I prefer the mini ones so they melt faster)
  • orange food coloring gel
  • Rice Krispies cereal (or any crisped rice cereal)

halloween rice krispies treats pumpkins ingredients

How to make pumpkin Rice Krispie treats 

As with all Rice Krispies treats recipes (try my Christmas Rice Krispies treats too), you start by melting the butter in a saucepan over low heat, then add the marshmallows and continue stirring until they’re melted and smooth.

Remove from heat and stir the food coloring gel into the melted marshmallows, adding more gel to deepen the color, etc. I used two drops for mine (and I got impatient and added my color in the last stage of melting—which is totally fine.)

add food coloring gel to marshmallows

The marshmallows will be a shiny, delicious shade of orange—just perfect for making Halloween Rice Krispies treats. 

Stir in the Rice Krispies cereal, making sure to thoroughly incorporate the marshmallows with the cereal.

Halloween Rice Krispies Treats mixture

Let the mixture cool for a couple of minutes then either spray cooking spray on your hands or use butter and gently mold the mixture into round balls and transfer to a sheet of waxed paper to cool completely.

pumpkin rice krispies on waxed paper

Once you’ve made the little orange balls of yumminess, you can stick a candy stem in the top of them (or whatever you’d like to use as a stem—ideas below).

Rice Krispies Treats pumpkins on waxed paper

Pumpkin Rice Crispy Treats Tips

For pumpkin flavor, look for pumpkin spice marshmallows. You’ll find them in stores closer to Halloween. Jet-Puffed is the brand I’ve used. They’re orangeish-brown pumpkin-shaped marshmallows. However, regular marshmallows are classic and easy to find and either kind works.

I used green candy stems from a cupcake decorating kit for the stems. You could also use green licorice, tootsie rolls, gumdrops, M&Ms or sour punch straws. 

If you’re inspired, you could turn them in jack-o-lanterns by making little faces with icing, gel or candies. 

hand holding pumpkin rice krispie treats

Other Halloween recipes you’ll love

  • Graveyard pie
  • Paranormal parfaits
  • Mummy cookies
  • Lit’l smokies mummy dogs
  • Chocolate monster donuts
  • Toxic tumbler cocktail
  • Swamp punch
  • Slimy slurpies

Halloween rice krispies treats on baking sheet

halloween rice krispies treats on table

Rice Krispie Treats Pumpkins

Liz - Eat Move Make
If you're looking for Halloween Rice Krispies treats, these Rice Krispie pumpkins are super easy to make and so cute!
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 5 mins
Total Time 15 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 79 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 8-oz pkg mini marshmallows or 1 10-ounce pkg large marshmallows
  • Orange food coloring gel
  • 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal or any crisped rice cereal

Instructions
 

  • Melt butter over low heat on stovetop. Add marshmallows and stir frequently until melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in food coloring gel, a drop at a time until desired shade of orange is reached. Add crispy rice cereal and mix until ingredients are evenly dispersed.
  • Let cool for a few minutes, then with buttered hands, take small amounts of the cereal mix and form into balls. Place on waxed paper to cool.

Nutrition

Calories: 79kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 99mgPotassium: 18mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 1019IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 1mgIron: 4mg
Keyword Halloween recipe, pumpkin crispy treats, rice krispies treats
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About Liz

Liz is a midwestern mom gone southern (accent in transition). She lives in North Carolina and loves cooking, baking, traveling, movies, crafts, hot and cold tea, wine, pizza and the occasional nap. She also revels in the fact she's a crazy cat lady.

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  1. Alissa Ann Apel says

    August 22, 2020 at 1:13 pm

    I’d make these in a heartbeat if Isaak didn’t have braces. They look so good!

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