Frankenstein & Pumpkin Rice Cereal Halloween Treats

If you want to add more Mediterranean recipes to your collection, Frankenstein & Pumpkin Rice Cereal Halloween Treats might be a recipe you should try. One portion of this dish contains about 6g of protein, 22g of fat, and a total of 440 calories. This recipe serves 18 and costs $1.5 per serving. It works best as a hor d'oeuvre, and is done in about 40 minutes. 132 people have tried and liked this recipe. It is perfect for Halloween. If you have crisp rice cereal, unsalted butter, candy melts, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by White Lights On Wednesday. Overall, this recipe earns a not so super spoonacular score of 34%. Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats, Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats, and Stars and Stripes Rice Cereal Treats are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 18

Preparation duration: 30 minutes

Cooking duration: 10 minutes

 

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Cooking instruction summary:

Coat a 9" x 9" baking dish with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.Melt 1½ tablespoons butter in a large pot over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and add ½ package marshmallows. Stir occasionally until marshmallows are melted and smooth. Add ½ teaspoon vanilla; stir. Add a little green food coloring. Stir to color marshmallows; if needed add more food coloring until desired color is reached.Remove pot from heat. Add 3 cups rice cereal. Stir until well combined and cereal is colored. Pour into prepared baking dish. Spray and little non-stick cooking spray on your hand and carefully press cereal mixture evenly into pan. Set aside and allow treats to set up for 1 hour.Repeat above steps with same ingredient measurements and orange food coloring.Once treats are set, cut each cereal block into 9 even pieces. Remove treats from pan and place on a baking sheet, treats should not be touching. Add chocolate chips and vegetable oil in a bowl. Microwave for 1 minute. Stir chocolate. Microwave for 30 second intervals, stirring after each heating, until chocolate is smooth.Place chopped candy in another bowl.Dip top of green cereal treats in chocolate, place on plate (dipped side up), and top with chopped Nestle Crunch bars. Repeat with remaining green cereal treats.Add candy melts to a bowl, microwave for 1 minute, then stir. Continue to heat candy melts at 30 seconds intervals, stirring between each heating, until candy melts are smooth.Dip tops of orange cereal treats into candy melts. {I had a little trouble with the candy melts sticking and used an offset spatula to top the cereal treats instead} Sprinkle tops of "pumpkin" treats with chopped Butterfingers.Place in fridge to set for 30 minutes before serving.

 

Step by step:

1. Coat a 9" x 9" baking dish with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.Melt 1½ tablespoons butter in a large pot over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and add ½ package marshmallows. Stir occasionally until marshmallows are melted and smooth.

2. Add ½ teaspoon vanilla; stir.

3. Add a little green food coloring. Stir to color marshmallows; if needed add more food coloring until desired color is reached.

4. Remove pot from heat.

5. Add 3 cups rice cereal. Stir until well combined and cereal is colored.

6. Pour into prepared baking dish. Spray and little non-stick cooking spray on your hand and carefully press cereal mixture evenly into pan. Set aside and allow treats to set up for 1 hour.Repeat above steps with same ingredient measurements and orange food coloring.Once treats are set, cut each cereal block into 9 even pieces.

7. Remove treats from pan and place on a baking sheet, treats should not be touching.

8. Add chocolate chips and vegetable oil in a bowl. Microwave for 1 minute. Stir chocolate. Microwave for 30 second intervals, stirring after each heating, until chocolate is smooth.

9. Place chopped candy in another bowl.Dip top of green cereal treats in chocolate, place on plate (dipped side up), and top with chopped Nestle Crunch bars. Repeat with remaining green cereal treats.

10. Add candy melts to a bowl, microwave for 1 minute, then stir. Continue to heat candy melts at 30 seconds intervals, stirring between each heating, until candy melts are smooth.Dip tops of orange cereal treats into candy melts. {I had a little trouble with the candy melts sticking and used an offset spatula to top the cereal treats instead} Sprinkle tops of "pumpkin" treats with chopped Butterfingers.

11. Place in fridge to set for 30 minutes before serving.

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