Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats Recipe
on Sep 16, 2013, Updated Oct 21, 2020
How cute are these Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats? A few years back the we decided to let the kiddos have their friends all over for a Halloween party. They had not had Halloween parties since they were quite young. Being the cute food crazy mom that I am I insisted they let me choose the food if they were to have a Halloween Party. I pitched the idea of Pumpkin shaped Rice Krispie Treats to each of them. Amazingly they all agreed that they would be perfect (yes, they agreed on something, ha ha). Needless to say these cute little pumpkins were a hit with everyone.
Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats Recipe
This past weekend when I was making up some of my other fall goodies the kiddos were begging the hubby and I about having another Halloween party and recalled the cute Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats that I made for their past party. I was not the push over that I normally am and totally blew their idea of a Halloween party down the tubes ha ha. The thought of a house full of teenagers dressed in Halloween costumes really had me stressed. Since I turned down their brilliant Halloween party idea I figured I would surprise them all with those cute little Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats. They are so quick and easy to whip up and really put me in the Halloween spirit. Are you looking for a special treat for a Halloween party? If you are consider throwing together a patch of these little guys.
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Ingredients
6 Cups Rice Krispie Cereal
3 tbs Butter
10 oz Marshmallows (approx 1 Bag)
Red & Yellow Food Coloring (to make orange color)
12 Tootsie Rolls
1 Green Fruit Roll-up (you will only be able to find the blue/green combo)
Melt your butter in a large sauce pan over low heat
Add marshmallows and stir constantly until melted
Remove from heat
Add approx 4 drops of red food coloring & 2 drop yellow food coloring- Add until you have a nice bright orange color
Mix in Rice Krispies
Form small balls into the shape of a pumpkin (Tip: Add Non-Stick Cooking Spray (Pam) or Crisco to your hands before forming your balls)
Cut Tootsie Roll in Half and add a half into each pumpkin while still warm
Cut small leaves from the green portion of your Fruit Roll Up
There ya have it a quick, easy and adorable Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats recipe. Whip up a batch and everyone who seems them will let you know “how cute” they are.
Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 Cups Rice Krispie Cereal
- 3 tbs Butter
- 10 oz Marshmallows, approx 1 Bag
- Red & Yellow Food Coloring, to make orange color
- 12 Tootsie Rolls
- 1 Green Fruit Roll-up, you will only be able to find the blue/green combo
Instructions
- Melt your butter in a large sauce pan over low heat
- Add marshmallows and stir constantly until melted
- Remove from heat
- Add approx 4 drops of red food coloring & 2 drop yellow food coloring- Add until you have a nice bright orange color
- Mix in Rice Krispies
- Form small balls into the shape of a pumpkin (Tip: Add Non-Stick Cooking Spray (Pam) or Crisco to your hands before forming your balls)
- Cut Tootsie Roll in Half and add a half into each pumpkin while still warm
- Cut small leaves from the green portion of your Fruit Roll Up
Omg these are adorable. It’s kind of crazy to think that pretty soon we’ll be up to our ears in Halloween-themed recipes!
What an amazing fall idea! Pinning this right now and definitely plan on making them this Halloween.
That looks delicious! What a fun thing to post at the blog hop! I can’t believe Halloween is right around the corner.
Our weekly Say G’Day Saturday linky party is on right now and this would be a fabulous addition. Please stop by and say g’day if you have a minute!
Best wishes,
Natasha in Oz
How many pumpkins does this make? I pinned and am planning on making them for my daughters Halloween party at school on Thursday. She has 24 kids in her class, wondering if I have to double the recipe?
I would love to make these for my daughter’s Halloween party at school! How many pumpkins does the recipe make?
I added a few tablespoons of corn syrup to the recipe and I let the mixture cool a little before I started forming the pumpkins. I had to press them really tightly to keep them together, but as the mixture continued to cool it got much easier. When I was finished, I gave each of the now-room-temperature pumpkins a good final squeeze.
How did you roll them into balls? When I tried, it stuck to my hands and completely failed to stay in a ball shape. And the tootsie roll just sat on top, didn’t stick at all. Any advice would be appreciated!
Hi mic- I suggest trying non-stick cooking spray or Crisco to help with the sticking.and force your tootsie roll into the pumpkin . I hope that helps.
these were so hard to make for me. Maybe I did something wrong, but I couldn’t get the whole thing to come together, too much muscle needed to stir, etc. One has to have a strong hand to get this all mixed. I won’t make these again.
Sure you didn’t leave out an ingredient? like corn syrup to make mixing smoother?
Ok so I have just attempted to make these with my 4 year old granddaughter but we got most of the mixture on us!!! Please tell me how to roll the mixture into pumpkin shapes without getting most of the mixture stcuck on my hands
Try adding a bit of non-stick cooking spray on your hands. Or if you do not have any handy, try a bit of Crisco. Another trick would be wax paper to grab the mixture and form. I hope that helps:)
These are so fun and festive. They will be FEATURED on Tasty Thursdays this week. The party goes live tonight…pass the word!! Thanks for linking up. Nichi
Soooo cute. Approx. how many pumpkins can you make with this recipe?
Sounds like it makes a total of 48 (24 Tootsie Rolls cut in half). I will make them for Halloween!
These are just too cute. Really! Thanks for sharing at Foodtastic Friday! Also adding to Top 15!!
So fun!! Stopping by from Monday Funday Link Party. Especially love the tootsie roll stem :)
These are so adorable and I know my kids would love them. Pinning now. Thanks for sharing at Inspire Us Thursday on Organized 31.
These are SO cute, I love rice krispie treats! I will have to make them for our Halloween Party or just a FUN fall dessert this week! Stopping by from Monday Funday, thanks for sharing!
~ Jenn @ We Do FUN Here
These are adorable treats! Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope your weekend was great!
Miz Helen
These are so cute! I found you on the Inspiration Monday link up. If you’d like, I’d love for you to come over to Angels Homestead for my Saturday Spotlight link party! Hope to see you there!
April
LOVE LOVE LOVE these!
These are just so cute!! I love how they turned out. I’m going to feature this on KIS this weekend
Very cute idea!!
These are adorable and will be perfect for this year’s Halloween Bash! Pinning this one!