Make Rice Krispie Treat Pumpkins for a fun treat for Fall or a Halloween party. It is easy to transform classic Rice Krispie Treats into a fun Halloween dessert with a few easy steps.
I have been making Rice Krispie Treats for more years than I care to admit! If you are looking for a festive recipe, I am going to show you how simple it is to make these little pumpkins.
They are perfect to go alongside Pumpkin Pie Rice Krispy treats. It is so much fun making Thanksgiving Desserts, Thanksgiving Cake Recipes and Halloween Desserts.
The options are endless for Rice Krispie Treats. Over the years I have made S’mores Rice Krispy Treats, Butterscotch Rice Krispie treats, Salted Caramel Rice Krispie Treats and many more variations.
Also try 45 Best Halloween Cookies recipes.
Why We Love This Recipe
These easy Rice Krispie Treat Pumpkins are made with traditional rice krispy treats mixture. However, you form into balls to make pumpkin shaped rice krispy treats.
The mixture also has drops of orange food coloring for the pretty orange color of pumpkins. The look is complete with a chocolate stem and fruit roll up vine.
Our favorite part of this holiday treat is that everything can be eaten so no need to worry about removing anything. They are one of our favorite Thanksgiving Desserts for Kids.
Ingredients
- Rice Krispie Cereal. Make sure the cereal is fresh and not stale.
- Unsalted Butter. Real butter is always best!
- Mini Marshmallows. You can use regular size marshmallows if you prefer.
- Tootsie Rolls. Cut in Half.
- Green Fruit Roll Ups. Any brand of fruit rolls ups is fine to use.
You can find the entire ingredient list if you scroll down to the recipe card.
Additions and Substitutions
- Pretzel Stick – Instead of using a tootsie roll for the steam, you can use a pretzel stick.
- Chocolate Bar – You can use a mini chocolate bar for the stem. A Rolo Candy would work great.
- Green M&M – Instead of using fruit roll-ups for the leaf, press a green M&M in the pumpkin.
- Air Heads – You can cut out a green leaf from a air head. Really any green candy would work.
- Use Fondant – You can create a stem and a leaf out of fondant.
- Spice – If you want to flavor your marshmallow mixture, you can add in some pumpkin pie spice.
- Use Icing – To get real fancy with these pumpkins, you can put icing in a piping bag and make leaves and vines going down the sides.
Step By Step Instructions
Step 1. Melt Butter – First, melt the butter on low heat in a large saucepan or in the microwave.
Step 2. Next, add in Marshmallows.
Step 3. Stir until completely melted. You can also melt in the microwave in 30 second increments.
Step 4. Remove from heat and add the yellow food coloring and red food coloring.
Step 5. Stir until the marshmallow mixture is orange.
Step 6. Gradually add in the rice krispies cereal. Mix until completely coated.
Step 7. Spread the cereal mixture evenly into a large pan. Allow the mixture to cool for at least 30 minutes. Do not refrigerate as it will cause the rice krispies treat mixture to be too hard.
Step 8. Once cool, form the mixture into small balls.
Step 9. Make the pumpkin leaves by cutting the green fruit roll ups. I cut the fruit roll-ups into square and then cut them diagonally to form small triangles.
Step 10. Press the tootsie roll pieces into the center of the balls at the top of each pumpkin. Then place the leaves on the pumpkin rice krispies next to the tootsie roll stems.
Storage
These Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats are best kept at room temperature on the counter. Store the pumpkins in an airtight container for up to 7 to 10 days.
If you place in the refrigerator the pumpkins will get hard.
Pro Tips
- Fresh cereal. Make sure the cereal is really fresh and not stale at all for best results.
- Don’t refrigerate. The cereal mixture will harden if placed in the fridge.
- Press gently. When pressing the mixture in the pan, press down gently. Pressing too hard will result in a harder texture.
- Melt in intervals. Melt the butter and marshmallows in intervals, stirring in between, to prevent burning.
- Gradually add the cereal. It is easier to combine if you slowly add the cereal into the melted marshmallows.
- Spray your hands with cooking spray. The mixture is sticky, but you can use cooking spray to make it easier to form the balls.
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I can’t wait for you to try this recipe. Once you make it, please leave a star rating and a comment. It is so exciting hearing from you all!
Pumpkin rice krispie treats
Ingredients
- 6 cups Rice Krispie Cereal
- 3 Tablespoon Butter
- 10 oz package of Marshmallows
- Red Food Coloring
- Yellow Food Coloring
- 12 Tootsie Rolls Cut in Half
- 2 Green Fruit Roll Ups
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Instructions
- Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a large saucepan over low heat.
- Add the 10-ounce package of marshmallows and stir continuously until completely melted and smooth. You can also melt the marshmallows and butter together in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat. Stir in 4 drops yellow food coloring and 2 drops red food coloring until the marshmallow mixture is evenly colored orange.
- Gradually add 6 cups Rice Krispie cereal, stirring gently until all of the cereal is evenly coated with the marshmallow mixture.
- Spread the mixture evenly onto a large jelly roll pan or baking sheet. Allow it to cool at room temperature for at least 30 minutes. Do not refrigerate, as chilling can make the cereal mixture too hard.
- Once cool enough to handle, divide the mixture into 24 portions and shape each portion into a ball approximately 2 inches in diameter.
- Cut 12 Tootsie Rolls in half to make 24 pieces. Press one piece into the center of each Rice Krispie ball to create the pumpkin stem.
- Cut 2 green Fruit Roll-Ups into small squares, then cut the squares diagonally to create small triangles.
- Place one or two green Fruit Roll-Up triangles next to each Tootsie Roll stem to create the pumpkin leaves.
- Allow the pumpkin Rice Krispie treats to cool completely before serving.
