Description
These Halloween Rice Krispies Treats are fun, festive, and perfect for a spooky celebration. Shaped like Frankenstein’s Monster, these bright green, chewy treats are coated with melted chocolate, decorated with candy eyeballs, and finished with playful icing details for a creepy-cute effect.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 10 ounces mini marshmallows (5-1/2 cups)
- Pinch kosher salt
- Green food coloring (enough to achieve bright green color)
- 5 cups Rice Krispies cereal
Decoration
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup chocolate sprinkles
- 20 candy eyeballs
- 20 Reese’s Minis unwrapped
- Black writing gel
- Red writing gel (optional)
- Nonstick baking spray (for pan)
Instructions
- Prepare the pan: Spray the bottom and sides of a 13 x 9-inch pan with nonstick baking spray to prevent sticking.
- Melt butter and marshmallows: In a large pot over medium-low heat, melt the butter. Add the mini marshmallows, a pinch of kosher salt, and green food coloring. Stir continuously until the mixture is fully combined, smooth, and a bright green color, adding more food coloring if needed.
- Mix with cereal: Remove the pot from heat. Add the Rice Krispies cereal and stir gently until all the cereal is evenly coated with the green marshmallow mixture.
- Press mixture into pan: Transfer the mixture into the prepared pan. Use a piece of parchment paper or greased hands to firmly press the mixture evenly into the pan’s bottom. Let it stand at room temperature for 15 minutes to set.
- Cut the treats: Turn the set mixture out onto a cutting board. Cut the rectangle in half lengthwise, then cut each half into 5 pieces crosswise, making 10 pieces total.
- Melt chocolate: Place semisweet chocolate chips in a microwave-safe glass measuring cup or bowl. Microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring between each, until the chocolate is smooth and fully melted.
- Dip and decorate: Dip one end of each treat into the melted chocolate, then place on parchment paper. Immediately sprinkle chocolate with chocolate sprinkles.
- Attach features: Use the remaining melted chocolate to attach candy eyeballs and Reese’s Minis as neck bolts onto each treat.
- Add finishing details: Use black writing gel to draw mouths and stitches on the treats. Optionally, add a touch of red writing gel to simulate blood for extra spooky effect.
Notes
- Use greased hands or parchment paper to press the mixture to prevent sticking.
- Adjust green food coloring to your preferred shade for the marshmallow mixture.
- If melted chocolate becomes too thick, microwave for a few seconds more to thin it out.
- Store treats in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- Red writing gel is optional but adds a fun blood-like detail to the Frankenstein treats.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 treat
- Calories: 210 kcal
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
