Jack O Lantern Treats Recipe 455

JACK O'LANTERN RICE CRISPY TREATS RECIPE

Steps:

• Spray a large, microwave safe, bowl with cooking spray.
• Place 10 ounces of marshmallows and 4 tablespoons of butter in the greased bowl and microwave for 45 seconds.
• Mix well with a greased spatula.
• Add the 2 drops of red liquid food coloring and 8 drops of yellow liquid food coloring to the marshmallow mixture; mix well. You might need to add more red or yellow to get your desired shade of orange.
• Add 6 cups of crispy rice cereal to the orange marshmallow mixture, and mix well until all the crispy rice cereal is coated with the marshmallow mixture.
• Generously grease a mini Bundt cake or fluted pan. Using a greased spoon, fill each cup with the orange crispy rice mixture, pressing firmly into the pan. Let it cool for 30 minutes.
• Take the cooled crispy rice out of the mold and press two treats together to make the pumpkin shape, denting the top.
• Alternatively, if you do not have a mini Bundt cake or fluted pan, use a large greased ice-cream scoop and make crispy rice balls. You can then, mold it into a pumpkin shape.
• Gently press a Mini Rolo on the top of each pumpkin for the stem.
• Melt the ¼ cup of dark chocolate chips in the microwave and put it in a plastic baggie. Snip a corner of the baggie and make the eyes and mouth of the jack-o'-lantern on the crispy rice pumpkins.
• Use the green icing pen to make the squiggly vines near the 'stem'.
• Serve the Jack O'Lantern Rice Crispy Treats immediately or store it in an airtight container.