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Happy Halloween! Make these fun Rice Krispie Pumpkins and stuff them with your favorite candy in the middle.


Candy-Stuffed Rice Crispy Treat Pumpkins with a fun candy surprise in the middle

Happy Halloween! Ok not quite, but today I’m celebrating with tricks and treats.

I am not a spooks person. I don’t like goriness. I don’t like the fright of a masked man chasing me with a chain saw. I don’t like vampires (especially sparkly ones) and even though I grew up in western PA, I don’t like zombies either.

I know, I’m such a party pooper.

Believe it or not, I do still love Halloween. I love black and orange, pumpkins, and black cats. I love peanut butter pumpkins and Cadbury scream eggs. I have a giant ceramic Halloween cupcake and a cupcake shirt. Oh and I kinda like witches.

So for your Halloween treat today, I decided to lean towards the cute and creative factor with these candy stuffed Rice Krispie Pumpkins.

It’s everyone’s favorite rice krispie treat in the shape of a pumpkin stuffed with candy in the middle.


Candy-Stuffed Rice Crispy Treat Pumpkins

I first saw this recipe in the newspaper with all of the coupons. My dad likes to give them to me when he is done reading his Sunday paper.

I loved the idea of putting candy in the middle, It’s not just a pumpkin. It’s a candy surprise pumpkin!

I chose pumpkin spice kisses to go along with the pumpkin theme, but you can use anything “fun-sized” – peanut butter cups, 3 Musketeers, Snickers, Milky Way, anything small.

This treat is perfect for using up leftover Halloween candy.

Pumpkins don’t stop with Halloween. They are very common in November as well. And if you are out of candy, the rice krispie pumpkins themselves are still good too.


Candy-Stuffed Rice Crispy Treat Pumpkins with pumpkin spice kisses in the middle

There are no fancy flavors in these pumpkins.

Just your typical butter, marshmallows, and rice crispy cereal with some food coloring and buttercream.

I thought about adding pumpkin spice, but I had pumpkin spice kisses in the middle already.


Candy-Stuffed Rice Crispy Treat Pumpkins with a fun candy surprise in the middle

The original recipe called for green gumdrops. One – I forgot to buy some. Two – I hate gumdrops, so I wouldn’t really eat them anyway.

I just threw some mini marshmallows into green buttercream until they were mostly covered.

You can also dip them in chocolate for a brown stem or find another green candy (M&M perhaps?)

If you have no candy at all, you can probably pipe some kind of stem.

Speaking of piping, I have no clue how to pipe vines on a pumpkin. I had the bag full and moments away from piping when it hit me – how *do* you decorate a pumpkin?

I hope a few squiggles and some lines did the trick.


Candy-Stuffed Rice Crispy Treat Pumpkins cut in half for a surprise inside

I think these Rice Krispie Pumpkins would make great party favors. Hand them out in festive treat bags and watch everyone go crazy (or at least crazy from the sugar rush).

Looking for a smaller portion? Check out my Small Batch Rice Krispie Treats made in a loaf pan.

Three Halloween Rice Krispie Treats

Rice Krispie Pumpkins

Yield: 8 pumpkins
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes

Rice Krispie Pumpkins are cute, kid-friendly Halloween rice krispie treats stuffed with candy in the middle.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter (add 1/4 teaspoon salt if unsalted)
  • 5 ounces mini marshmallows (roughly 3 cups) + 8 mini marshmallows reserved for stems
  • 3 cups rice crispy cereal
  • Orange and green liquid food coloring
  • 8 fun-sized candy pieces such as chocolate kisses, peanut butter cups, Snickers, or Milky Way, unwrapped
  • 1 recipe Small Batch Buttercream Frosting

Instructions

  1. In a Dutch oven or large wide pot over low heat, melt the butter (add the salt if using).
  2. Once melted, add the marshmallows and stir with a wooden spoon until 90% melted*. Don't overcook or you'll end up with hard treats.
  3. Turn off the heat and stir in orange food coloring and cereal until everything is coated.
  4. Using a 1/2 cup measuring cup, scoop out the cereal mixture and shape around one piece of candy into a ball. If it's sticking to your hands, use a greased piece of parchment paper for handling. Repeat with remaining cereal.
  5. Add green food coloring to the buttercream then fold in the mini marshmallows until coated. Attach to the top of each pumpkin. Transfer the rest of the buttercream into a piping bag and pipe vines.

    Treats are best eaten the day they're made, but you can store them in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Notes

  • *It's very important you melt the marshmallows on low heat and pull when they're almost fully melted. The longer you cook the sugar, the harder the marshmallows get. Overcooked marshmallows = hard treats!
  • If your treats do get a bit hard, you can microwave them before eating.
  • Don't want to shape pumpkins? Add orange food coloring to my Small Batch Rice Krispie Treats then frost with green buttercream.
  • Enjoyed this recipe? Check out my Halloween Popcorn and Halloween Truffles.

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© Carla Cardello
Cuisine: American / Category: Halloween

Source: Adapted from Kellogg’s

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