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Crispy Pumpkin Treats

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When I saw the Krispy Apple Treats (thanks to Pinterest), I immediately thought of pumpkins…so we made Crispy Pumpkin Treats!

Crispy Pumpkin Treats (made with Rice Krispies)

I knew I could probably adapt the recipe to make pumpkins and yes, they were super easy to make and the kids LOVED them! I didn’t have all of the same ingredients on hand as those used in the apple recipe, but here is how we made our pumpkins!

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups of crispy rice cereal
  • 1/2 package of large marshmallows
  • 1.5 tbsp of butter
  • 1 envelope of orange Kool Aid (I didn’t have orange Jello on hand.)
  • large pretzel sticks (I didn’t have any Tootsie Roll candies.)
  • baking spray
  • wax paper
  • white icing, optional
  • red, yellow & green food coloring, optional

Directions:

1) Put the marshmallows and butter in a large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 2 minutes. Stir and microwave for an additional minute.

2) Remove the mixture from microwave and stir in the Kool-Aid. If it is not “orange enough” for you, you can add some red and yellow food coloring to enhance the color.

3) Add the crispy rice cereal and stir well. (We used Erewhon Whole Grain Crispy Brown Rice Cereal, but you could easily use regular Rice Krispies Cereal!)

4) Spray your hands with baking spray and roll the mixture into balls and place them on wax paper.

5) Break the pretzel sticks and use the icing and food coloring to make the “stems” green. I followed the same procedure as with our Edible Crayons! Dip the pretzels (or Tootsie Rolls) in the icing and allowed them to harden on wax paper.

6) Once the icing has hardened, stick the stems into the holes in the pumpkins. {In hindsight, I should have prepared the stems beforehand so that the kids would not have had to wait for them to harden before finishing their treats.}

Crispy Pumpkin Treats (made with Rice Krispies)

Now that you are all done, ENJOY!

Crispy Pumpkin Treats (made with Rice Krispies)

Looking for a little more pumpkin fun?

Check out some of our other pumpkin activities and snacks below:

  • Pumpkin Lollipops
  • Pumpkin Grid Game
  • Mr. & Mrs. Pumpkin Heads
  • Pumpkin Snowmen
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  1. Jdaniel4smom

    September 29, 2011 at 5:14 pm

    These look so yummy! What a wonderful fall treat!

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  2. CarlieKercheval

    September 29, 2011 at 2:44 pm

    Now this is cute! We’ll be joining you in creating these next week 🙂 Thanks for the inspiration 🙂

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  3. colette whitmore

    September 29, 2011 at 4:06 am

    These look great!

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  4. Shoregirl

    September 28, 2011 at 2:51 pm

    CUTE! CUTE! CUTE! Love this idea!

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  5. Mama Jenn

    September 28, 2011 at 2:46 pm

    Girls, believe it or not, this was my first time making rice krispie treats for my kids too! So, you are definitely not along!!! LOL

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  6. Genyne

    September 28, 2011 at 2:42 pm

    Too cute! I thought I was the only mom who hadn’t made Rice Krispy Treats (thanks for making me feel better Stacie, lol)! The kids have made them with friends, but not at home! I know…sad, BUT….thanks to you, they’ll be getting a nice surprise soon! Though I’m going to have to check out the Apple one first, since we may be going apple picking. Thanks for the inspiration – My kids will want to kiss you!

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  7. Jolanthe

    September 28, 2011 at 3:13 am

    Ahhh…great minds think alike!! I bought all the stuff to make these this week and we’re making them tomorrow!! How fun!

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  8. Stacie

    September 28, 2011 at 1:47 am

    Sounds like a super fun idea. . .come to think of it, I’ve never made any type of rice krispie treats with my kids before. We’ve made cakes, cookies, brownies, breads, but never any rice krispie treats. Mmmm, I think I’ll have to remedy that! Thanks for the inspiration. 🙂

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