Candy Corn Rice Krispie Treats

Candy Corn Rice Krispie Treats are a Rice Krispies cereal and marshmallow mixture that is colored to look like candy corn treats. The tips of the crispy treats are dipped in chocolate to give the brown, orange and white classic look to a candy corn. This rice krispie treats recipe is good for Halloween. A non-spooky Halloween dessert that requires no oven time.

This candy corn krispie treats recipe doesn’t contain actual candy corn. It just looks like the candy corn that is a classic served up at Halloween season. Give this treat a try for a fun way to use up your Rice Krispie cereal. You won’t be sorry! Also try these Oreo balls that are monster themed.

Also make sure to check out these other festive Halloween treats that kids and adults will enjoy. Try our monster pretzelspumpkin hot chocolate bombs or even this chocolate spider rice krispy treat.

This Halloween Rice Krispie Treats Recipe Is…

• No bake dessert
• Good for Halloween parties
• Made with food coloring and melted chocolate
• Classic favorite treats with a twist
• Easy Halloween recipe

Rice Krispies Cereal – You can use any brand just make sure it is plain Rice Krispies.

Mini Marshmallows – Now you can swap out the minis for large marshmallows but it is up to you. You are welcome to stir in extra marshmallows at the end for a more gooey marshmallow texture.

Butter – we recommend real butter not margarine for this recipe.

Food Coloring – So you will need yellow food coloring and red food coloring to make orange. Now if you have orange you can go ahead and use orange food coloring.

Almond Bark – we used white and milk chocolate almond bark for dipping the tips of the Rice crispy treats in to give it that classic 3 colored look of a classic candy corn.

How to Make

Full recipe on how to make these candy corn Rice Krispie Treats are in the printable recipe card. This is a visual walk through on how they are made.

Step One: In a large pot you are going to heat on medium heat on the stovetop. Add in your butter and allow it to melt.

Step Two: Next you are going to add in the marshmallows and mix until all the marshmallows are melted. Then add in food coloring to the melted marshmallows to make the rice krispies orange.

Step Three: Next remove the pan from the heat, and stir in the cereal. Stir until it is fully coated.

Step Four: Pour the cereal mixture into a 9×13 pan and press into pan packing it just a bit.

Step Five: Allow the treats to fully set up, and then when they are you will cut the treats into triangle (or use candy corn cookie cutter) to mimic candy corn. Now you can use a cookie cutter or cut by hand.

Step Six: Then you will melt your chocolates in separate bowls in the microwave. Once it is fully melted you will dip the wider side in the dark chocolate. Then then smaller tip in the white chocolate.

Step Seven: Place your dipped rice krispie treats on parchment paper, and allow them to set up. Then serve.

Helpful Tips

Here are tips and tricks for this candy corn rice krispies treats recipe.

• Place your crispy cereal mixture with gooey marshmallows in a prepared pan. You can place parchment paper in the baking dish, wax paper, or grease it. This will help for removing the treats once cut.
• If you spray some non-stick spray on your hands you can use that to press down the cereal treats in the pan, and not have the rice cereal mixture stick to your hands.
• The treats need to be pressed into the pan a bit, to help ensure the cereal will stick together. Otherwise it can fall apart, so best results are lightly press into the pan.
• We used white candy melts and chocolate melts, that way they set up hard and wouldn’t make a mess on your hands.
• Feel free to change up to different colors if you want. We wanted to give it a fun Halloween theme.
• Toss in some fun candy corn candies to mix in with the orange portion of cereal. This will add extra flavor.
• Add a pinch of salt at the end this will elevate the flavors of the cereal and marshmallows making tasty treats everyone can get on board with.

Storing

These deliciously sweet Halloween treats can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container. They will store for up to a week. You can also freeze any of the treats if you don’t want to eat right away. Just place in a freezer friendly container or bag and freeze for 3-4 months.

These are a fun happy Halloween treat to pack in your child’s lunch for school, after school snack or parties. Plus if you freeze them you can enjoy any time of year.

Practical notes

Here are a few common questions asked when making these Candy Corn Rice Krispie Treats!

Are Rice Krispies the same as puffed rice?

Puffed rice is soft and fluffy, where Rice Krispies offer a crunch factor when you bite into them. Some people will use puffed rice for these treats, but the texture will be different.

What can we substitute for Rice Krispies?

If you don’t want to use Rice Krispies to make these treats you can use Golden Graham cereal, chow mein noodles, or even popcorn. You will find they will be harder to cut depending on the food, but you can still shape and coat in chocolate.

More Halloween Ideas

• Broken Glass Cupcakes
• Halloween Puppy Chow
• Halloween Punch
• Breakable Halloween Mummy Chocolates

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Ingredients

Makes 12 servings

• 6 cups Rice Krispie Cereal
• 6 cups mini marshmallows
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
• A few drops orange food coloring, or use yellow and red to make orange
• 1/2 cup white chocolate almond bark
• 1/2 cup chocolate almond bark

Equipment

• 1 Candy Corn Shaped Cookie Cutter optional
• Mixing Bowls

Method

1. Start by placing a large pot on the stove and add your butter and let it melt over medium heat.
2. Add in the mini marshmallows and stir constantly until the mini marshmallows are fully melted.
3. Next add in the food coloring to reach the desired orange color you want. Then stir in the dry cereal.
4. Pour the rice crispy treats into a greased or parchment lined 9×13 pan, and use a spoon to press down the cereal to pack it a bit in the pan.
5. Then once the rice crispy treats are set and firm, use a cookie cutter to make the triangle shape. If you don't have cookie cutter just cut into triangles with knife.
6. Then melt the white and regular chocolate in two separate bowls. Once fully melted lay out some parchment paper or wax paper.
7. Dip the tip of the triangle in the white, and the wider top portion in the milk chocolate. This is going to give you the look of candy corn.
8. Let the chocolate harden then enjoy.

Kitchen notes

Pressing Treats in Pan

– When you press into the pan you can add cooking spray to your hands or even the back of a wooden spoon. This will prevent the marshmallows from sticking to your hands. Storing – Store these Rice Krispie Treats in an airtight container on the counter. They will store for up to a week.