Description
Made with puffed rice cereal, marshmallows, and fondant, these orange pumpkin Rice Krispie treats are perfect for Halloween.
Ingredients
45 grams unsalted butter (3 tablespoons)
300 grams marshmallows (10 1/2 ounces, or 3 1/2 cups large marshmallows)
1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
4–5 drops orange gel food coloring
1 teaspoon pumpkin spice flavoring, or vanilla extract
140 grams puffed rice cereal, such as Rice Krispies (about 4 1/2 cups)
To decorate:
Black licorice bites, or black licorice twists cut into 1-inch pieces
75 grams white fondant
Green gel food coloring
Instructions
Line a quarter-sheet baking tray with a silicone baking mat or sheet of wax paper.
Add the butter to a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan or stock pot. Melt the butter.
Add the marshmallows, and continue stirring until completely melted.
Remove from heat. Stir in the sea salt, orange food coloring, and flavoring.
Stir in the puffed rice cereal, and continue stirring until the mixture is well combined, with no dry cereal remaining.
Set aside to cool for 15 minutes.
With damp hands, form the mixture into 2-inch round balls. You should have 15 balls total.
Use wet fingertips to make a deep indentation in each ball.
Press a black licorice bite into each indentation to create a stem, shaping the cereal around it to secure the licorice.
Set aside and allow pumpkins to cool at room temperature for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, use gloved hands to knead the green gel coloring into the fondant.
Between sheets of parchment or wax paper, roll the fondant to 1/8-inch thickness.
Cut leaves with a small heart or leaf-shaped metal cutter.
Press 1-2 leaves on top of each pumpkin to decorate. If desired, you can use the fondant scraps to make vines or other decorations. (For a jack o’lantern, add black gel food coloring to the leftover green fondant and cut triangles to make the face.)
Serve immediately. Store leftover pumpkins in a single layer in an airtight, parchment-lined container at room temperature for up to three days.
- Category: Miscellaneous
- Method: No Cook