Halloween Rice Krispy Treats
Halloween Rice Krispie Treats are not only easy, they’re spooky good! The best Halloween Rice Krispy Treat recipe that’s simply eerie-sistible!
One of our favorite Halloween treats is making a pan of Halloween Rice Krispie treats. They’re frightfully easy to make, only take a few ingredients, and they’re always a big hit at any Halloween party or gathering!
Here is how to make the best Rice Krispies treats, and tons of Halloween Rice Krispy treat ideas to add in some spooky fun!
Halloween Rice Krispie Treats
Deliciously spooky Halloween rice krispie treats that are so easy to make, and always a Halloween-themed favorite!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup (1.5 sticks) butter
- 20 ounces (about 10.5 heaping cups) mini marshmallows
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 9 cups krispie cereal
- Optional: Black frosting, spiders, food coloring, and candy eyeballs for Halloween designs.
Instructions
- Prepare a 9x13 baking pan. Line it with parchment paper, and lightly spray the parchment paper with non-stick spray. I like to use coconut oil cooking spray.
- In a large saucepan / large pot (large enough to prepare the recipe in), melt butter on medium-low heat.
- Mix in the mini marshmallows, stirring constantly so they don't burn.
- Once the marshmallows are completely melted, remove them from the heat and add the vanilla and salt.
- Optional: If you plan to color your Halloween Rice Krispies, add a few drops of your favorite food coloring in spooky colors and mix well.
- Mix crispy cereal into the marshmallow mixture.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan, and spread gently to cover the pan. I like to use a supoon or rubber spatula and gently spread so it stays fluffy and soft even after it sets.
- Optional: If you want to add candy eyeballs or other Halloween candies, now is the time before it sets!
- Let it set up for at least an hour.
- Optional: draw spiderwebs in black frosting, and top with a black spider.
Notes
1. For better cutting options, lift the parchment paper out of the pan and then cut it into squares.
2. Cut 3 rows vertically and 5 rows horizontally for a perfect-sized shape.
3. Place in an airtight container and cover and store leftover treats at room temperature for up to 3 days. If layering, add parchment paper between layers to prevent sticking.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
15Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 107Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 113mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 2gSugar: 8gProtein: 2g
Fun Halloween Rice Krispie Treats Ideas
Spider Web Halloween Rice Kripsy Treats
If you love classic Rice Krispie treats, a simple spiderweb and spider is a great idea! Draw a small web in one corner. This is easy to do with frosting: pipe on a thin layer with a piping bag. Add a small plastic spider to the frosting before it dries.
Frankenstein Rice Krispies Treats
Move over monster cookies, these Halloween rice krispies are delicious and cute!
Dye your classic batch green. After they’ve set you cut them into squares, add two candy eyeballs. Finish with some black frosting to create hair and a face. And don’t forget the most iconic part: the classic Frankenstein scar.
Halloween Sprinkles
Perhaps the easiest way to give homemade Rice Krispies treats a Halloween makeover is to add some Halloween sprinkles. Before your treats cool and set, sprinkle your favorite Halloween sprinkles on the top and let them set into the treats.
Spooky Cereal Variety
Instead of using Rice Krispies Cereal, grab a Halloween cereal variety like Boo Berry Ghosts or try a chocolate flavor with Coco Puffs.
Monster Rice Krispie Treats
Mix in some green food coloring (or orange, or purple), and add in some candy eyes for a cute spooky dessert kids just love!
Pumpkin Krispie Pops
Use orange food coloring to dye your homemade rice krispies orange. After you cut it into squares, insert a green popsicle stick. This will make your treats look like a pumpkin with a stem.
Pumpkin Pie Rice Krispie Treats
Mix up the flavors and sprinkle a light amount of pumpkin pie spice on top of your cereal treats.
S’Mores Krispie Treats
Substitute the Rice Krispies for Golden Graham cereal. Once everything is mixed, add in a few cut-up chocolate bar pieces (or a handful of chocolate chips), and some extra mini marshmallows. Stir lightly; you’ll want a chunky mix to pour in the prepared pan to set. This s’mores mix is a fun fall flavor update to the classic.
Candy Melt Coated Treats
There’s something stunning about a half-dipped rice krispie treat. They look and taste amazing!
After your treats have set and been cut into squares, melt white chocolate candy melts in the microwave according to their instructions. Dip half your treat into the melts and let them set on parchment paper.
You can also stick them in the freezer to set, and let them freeze in an airtight container until an hour before you plan to serve them.
A combo of half orange candy melts and half black candy melts makes for a to-die-for platter perfect for a Halloween party!
Use Cookie Cutters
Grab some fun Halloween-shaped cookie cutters, and make some fun Halloween treats in spooky shapes.
This takes little time and is a fun one to do with kids!
Candy Corn Crispy Rice Cereal Bars
If you love candy corn (or even recognize it as Halloween candy, IYKYK), add some right to your mixture after your 9 cups of Rice Krispies cereal are added. I’d recommend 1-2 cups. Save a few extras to top for a fun garnish.
M&M Rice Krispy Treats
Get a bag of Halloween M&M’s and place them on top of pan before the rice Krispies set. This simple addition adds a fun texture and color with hardly any additional prep time.
Peanut Butter Rice Krispies
You can add an updated flavor by adding 1/2 cup of peanut butter into the marshmallow mixture. Before you add any cereal, make sure you have fully melted marshmallows, and let the peanut butter melt into the mix on low heat.
Drizzle some melted chocolate on top in spooky patterns for a delicious version of this classic treat.
Salted Caramel Rice Krispie Treats
Add in 1/4 cup of caramel sauce to your melted marshmallow mixture. Top with thick sea salt or fleur de sel flakes.
Halloween Rice Crispy Treats FAQs
If you increase the temperature too quickly (like using medium or high heat), the marshmallows get too hot. It turns the sugar in the marshmallows into a candied texture that leaves Rice crispy treats a harder texture.
Too much butter in Tice Krispie treats changes the composition to have too much liquid and fat content. This results in a soggy and sticky slice. Alternatively, too little leaves you with a more stale and hard texture.
This is going to depend on the type of cereal used. Not all crispy rice cereal is created equal! Be sure to read the box and verify the contents to make sure you’re making a gluten-free batch if that is what is intended.
Rice Krispies Treats will always be better fresh. But you can store them in an air-tight container for up the three days.
If you need to prep in advance for a party, the day before is the ideal time to make them.
