This past weekend the kids and I spent a lot of time with pumpkin. Between picking them at the patch and carving them for the front porch, we were in pumpkin heaven. So it only made sense to get in the kitchen and make some pumpkin fun in there too.
I was digging through my stash of Wilton baking pans and ran into the Ice Cream Cookie Bowl pan that I had completely forgotten about. Turns out, it’s pretty darn perfect for making a realistic shaped pumpkin when filled with Rice Krispies Treats.
To make these, all you need is your favorite Rice Krispies Treats recipe, the Wilton Ice Cream Cup Pan and a few small helpers eager to celebrate Halloween. Alternatively, if you don’t have this pan, you could always just rolls the treats into a ball with your hands.
While you’re melted the marshmallows and butter, add a little orange or red/yellow to create a nice bright orange color.
(My favorite way to make Rice Krispies Treats: 6 TBS butter slightly browned, a splash of vanilla extract, 10.5 oz mini marshmallows, 6 cups of Rice Krispies cereal)
Once the molded treats cool, you can place two of them together to create a pumpkin shape.
Use a little green cookie icing to draw on some vine squigglies.
A tootsie roll on top makes a great looking stem.
You can eat the Pumpkin Rice Krispies Treats plain or draw on Jack-o-Lantern faces with black cookie icing.
ABOUT CAT DAVIS
Thanks! but how did you get them to be orange, just food coloring?
Yep, just a little food coloring in the marshmallows while they’re melting.
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These look so cute and a prefect Halloween treat.
Awesome!
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Too cute!
Wow! So simple and yet so effective! They look great :) Almost wish Halloween was bigger over here!
What a great little Halloween treat. I think I may have to make these. Thanks for sharing! :)
These are so cute! I’m a huge rice krispie fan any time of the year, but a Halloween version sounds even better!
CUTE!!!!!
these are too cute!!
They are the cutest things ever, so making them!
They’re just the cutest things I’ve seen in a long time!
Oh my gosh, that is adorable! I’m bookmarking this post so I can try it sometime. I LOVE Halloween recipes, and my fiance loves Rice Krispie Treats, so this is a winner!!
My son’s class would love these for the Halloween party!
These are so neat!
Too stinking cute!
Too stinkin’ cute! I may do these for the kiddos halloween parties at school.
Love those! They look almost too cute to eat!
Those are super cute!
Kas
Wow, this is about the cutest thing Ive ever seen.. totally making these soon!
If I were to use icing colors (wilton) would that be ok? Im not sure i have any more food coloring liquid but i have plenty of the icing color gels
Hi Heather, yes, a gel will work just fine. That’s what I used.
These are amazing!!
One of the cutest Halloween ideas I’ve seen! Fantastic.
You’re amazing. Looks at the views on this post. Awesome Cat. I like the idea for the tootsie roll as the stem.
I love this idea. I can’t wait to make them for my daycare kiddos.
Thank You
I LOVE these, Cat! We plan on trying these at our Halloween party we’re hosting.
I love how these look! We’ll have to give them a whirl and see how they turn out. My kids love rice krispy treats so they’ll probably really enjoy making these.
These are so adorable!!
Hi..
love this idea…but where can I find the pan? I need one ASAP!
I know for sure that Meijer carries the pan but you could also check Michaels.
They are soooo cute, I am just about of making them! Could you tell how you made the tootsie rolls melting that way on the top?
Thanks a lot!
Now these are just adorable.
These are super cute! Perfect for my childrens’ school Halloween parties. How did you get the tootie roll “pumpkin stem” to be slightly melted against the pumpkin? Thanks for the inspiration!!
complimenti,sei bravissima!!!!!!!
saluti dall’italia!
I can not wait to try this!!!
Best Halloween treat I’ve seen so far this year-kudos! PS – totally bookmarking this.
I was wondering if you “heated” the end of the tootsie roll to stick…any quick tips are helpful : ) Going to make these for my daughters class..thanks for posting!
Hi Beth, I just used my hands to shape the end like you would with clay. Fresh tootsie rolls are pretty soft and easily manipulated.
Thanks Cat! I can’t wait to make them! Can you believe I have never made R.K. treats before? I know, I know…pathetic…lol
I haven’t either! Not pathetic. There’s a first time for everything!
So cute! This recipe would be great in our October Blog Hop! We are awarding a cookbook to the recipe with the most votes. Post it here —> http://is.gd/59HVTM
How do you get the tootsie rolls to look slightly melted on top? I’m domestically challenged (but trying!!!) and have volunteered to bring in a treat for the class Halloween party. I want to do something fun with my son and these look like just the thing..but I can’t figure out the tootsie roll stem! Thank you so much for posting this!!
Leslie, it’s super easy. you just use the warmth from your hands to soften the end and squish it a bit with your thumb.
Those are so cute! How many pumpkins were you able to make with your recipe? I’m planning to make about 60. Do you think that would take too long with just one pan?
Oh wow, that’s quite a lot. One batch only makes about 6 of these pumpkins. You’d have to make 10 batches, unless you just used your hands to roll smaller pumpkin balls instead of the pan. It makes these treats pretty big, about the size of an apple.
how did you get the to stay together?
Alex, the two halves are sticky because of the marshmallow. Just press them together and use your fingers shape the treats around the separation to close the gap.
Where can I find this Wilton Ice Cream Cup Pan? I looked online, but can’t seem to find it. Thanks! These are so cute and I can’t wait to make them!
Once the marshmallow cooled a bit, I used my hands and just rolled the balls, sort of like making meatballs, I did use some cooking oil on my hands so the mixture wouldn’t stick too much to my hands. Just a bit of oil. I did find that I had to “tighten” up the balls after a while, they seems to wilt open after a little while. Then they were fine.
They are amazing i made them for a bake sale………hope they will be a hit :)
Whay type of icing did you use for the green vine on top and the black face? I have tried gels but those are messy. Thanks!
hey, just go to the baking isle at your store and get the regular icing thats not the gel kind. thats what i am going to try! i hope this helps you.
I used the can of icing by Betty Crocker…worked just fine. Found it in the baking aisle.
ok, thank you!
how cool! i love rice krispy treats and this will be something we will make this halloween. i dont have small children but have teenagers so this will be something we can do together or i can do by myself and they will eat them! lol thank you.
These are absolutely darling!!!!!
i would never thought of doing that. my 4 year old would love doing that with. thank you
I recently made similar, but I used the new Kraft Pumpkin Spice Marshmallows, and also added 2 tsps. (depending on how much you like cinnamon). of cinnamon to the butter as it was melting.
How many pumpkins does one batch make?
I got 15 pumpkins from one batch (6 cups).
this is just the perfect treat for this season and those High School kids that must have a rice krispie treat for a snack! The certain High Schooler that will love this is my Great-Niece, Mercy. Thank you for this recipe and suggestion!
I made these last night….so easy and so adorable. We had such a fun time making them. You should all just do it!!
Soo cute! Perfect for my Grandson’s Halloween/Birthday party!
thank you this is going to be a good one to make!!
I just made these today & my kids love them! Thanks for this fun making treat idea.
I love these! Not only are they delicious, but they are sooo cute! I think they would be good deserts for kids on Thanksgiving too!!! I know my Grand Kids would love them!
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where do u find the cupcake pan with the ridges
Hi Karole, the pan I used is made by Wilton. It’s actually designed for making cookie cups but works great for this project. If you can’t find it in stores, it’s available on Amazon here http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CYELT6/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004CYELT6&linkCode=as2&tag=3kianus-20
Thanks for this idea:) Guess maybe I bought the wrong pan bc the whole pumpkins I made were HUGE (a batch made only 6 whole pumpkins) so my second batch I made just the tops (which yielded 14).
Those are so cute i know that we will have fun making these with my two grandaughters i love them : )
Love these treats & can’t wait to make them with Austin (the 5 yr. old). Thanks Cat.
He’ll love them.
i love your pumpkin rice krispie treats going to make them for my grandchildren
This is so neet i am going to try it with my granddaughter. She always want to be in the kitchen with me. Thanks for the great idea!!!
this is amazing thanks for telling
These are absolutely adorable! My husband and I have been craving rice krispie treats and these would be perfect for the upcoming holiday!
We’re RCT nuts around here, I make them year round just to munch. ;)
ok so, i have to do a rice crispy treat project for teen living. and we dont really have alot of….. resources. so is there an easier way to make these? without the cupcake tins? it is like a cooking challenge, and we only have like 90 minutes to make it. Thanks alot.
-Marlena
I’m a production manager @ a leading food service provider and I think this will go perfect with our Holiday Bash and the college kids will love them. Thank You!
we never seen anything like it
How long could these be stored ?