Turn pumpkin-shaped cereal treats into these silly Jack-O-Lantern Rice Krispie Treats for Halloween. These cute treats are fun to make and will look great on your Halloween dessert table.
We hosted a pumpkin carving party for Halloween and I served these cute Rice Krispie Treat pumpkin lollipops along with Pumpkin Truffles, Peanut Butter Cookie Pumpkins, and a Jack-O-Lantern Cheesecake.
Our party guests enjoyed eating these treats as much as I enjoyed making and decorating them.
Each marshmallow cereal treat is shaped like a pumpkin, dipped in orange candy melts, and decorated with candy. I gave each pumpkin a unique face and they are all a bit kooky-looking but that's what makes them so fun.
This was my dessert table for our party. It was one of my favorite displays ever! The orange pumpkins looked so great against the black display.
Every room in our house was filled with all things pumpkin. Decorating this year for our party was certainly different from years past.
We usually have parties with gory or scary themes. From our Dead Man's Diner to our Carnival of the Creepy Crawlers and our Zombie party, our guests have come to expect to be freaked out at least a bit.
This year, there was no shrieking or shrinking, just big smiles. Big toothy grins. Just like on these silly jack-o-lanterns.
So, let's make some lollipops.
Ingredients
(makes 12)
¼ cup butter (½ stick)
10 ounces marshmallows
5 cups of Rice Krispies cereal
24 ounces Orange Candy Melts - I originally made these using Wilton's Pumpkin Spice Candy Melts. They are no longer available so just use orange candy melts instead.
2 ounces Light Cocoa Candy Melts
2 ounces Black or Dark Cocoa Candy Melts
24 candy eyes (assorted sizes)
optional: white royal icing (Betty Crocker Cookie Icing)
Before you begin, if you don't have experience working with and melting Candy Melts, see my Chocolate Making Tips Page for instructions.
Supplies
silicone pumpkin mold
lollipop sticks or straws
Instructions
Make the Rice Krispie Treat Pumpkins.
Grease an extra-large mixing bowl with butter or baking spray.
Pour the cereal into the bowl.
Melt butter and marshmallows on the stove over LOW heat until about 75% of the marshmallows have melted.
Then remove the saucepan from the heat and stir the marshmallows until melted.
Pour the melted marshmallows over the Rice Krispies Cereal.
Stir until well blended.
Grease a silicone pumpkin mold with butter.
Fill the pumpkin cavity with cereal treat mixture.
Press down on the cereal treats to compact them to make them more solid.
You could also fill a greased pumpkin cookie cutter with the cereal treat mixture. Then, lift off the cookie cutter and repeat.
Add sticks.
Unmold the treats and let them sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Melt the orange Candy Melts in the microwave heating them fo 30-second bursts of high power, stirring after each, until melted.
Brush a thin layer of the candy melts on the backside of each pumpkin. Set the candy-coated side down on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
Dip the end of a lollipop stick or a sturdy paper straw in the candy melts and insert one into each rice krispie treat pumpkin.
Pop them in the freezer for 3-4 minutes.
Dip the pumpkins in orange candy melts.
Dip the pumpkin treats in the pumpkin spice candy melts.
Allow the excess to drip off.
Add a stem.
Set on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Freeze for 6-8 minutes, until hardened.
Melt light cocoa candy melts. Paint some on the stem of each pumpkin using a food use only a paintbrush or pastry brush.
Decorate with a Jack-O-Lantern face.
Melt the black dark cocoa candy melts. Spoon into a zip-top bag. Use it to attach two candy eyes to each pumpkin, then pipe on a smile.
If you want, you can add some white royal icing teeth. Allow the teeth to dry before piping the chocolate smile on around them.
Freeze.
Pop the treats back in the freezer for a minute or two just until all the decorations are hardened.
Storage
Store in an airtight container for up to a few weeks.
Related Recipes
If you have fun making these cute pumpkin rice crispy treat pops, you might also enjoy making these other pumpkin-themed desserts.
Be sure to check out all of my Halloween recipes. You'll find over 100 festive appetizers, dinners, and dessert ideas.
Recipe
Shape homemade Rice Krispie treats into pumpkins then dip them in orange candy melts and decorate them with silly Jack-O-Lantern faces for Halloween.
- ¼ cup butter ½ stick
- 10 ounces marshmallows
- 6 cups of Rice Krispies cereal
- 24 ounces Orange Candy Melts
- 2 ounces Light Cocoa Candy Melts
- 2 ounces Black or Dark Cocoa Candy Melts
- 24 candy eyes assorted sizes
- 2 tablespoons white cookie icing or melted white candy melts
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Grease an extra-large mixing bowl with butter or baking spray.
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Pour the cereal into the bowl.
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Pour the butter and marshmallows into a medium saucepan and set it on the stove over LOW heat.
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Heat, stirring occasionally, until about 75% of the marshmallows have melted.
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Then remove the saucepan from the heat and stir the marshmallows until melted.
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Pour the melted marshmallows over the Rice Krispies Cereal.
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Stir until well blended.
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Grease a silicone pumpkin mold or a pumpkin cookie cutter with butter.
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Fill the pumpkin cavity or cookie cutter with cereal treat mixture.
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Gently press down on the cereal treats to compact them just so they hold together. Don't press too hard or your treats will be too hard.
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Unmold the treats and let them sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
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Melt the orange Candy Melts in the microwave heating them fo 30-second bursts of high power, stirring after each, until melted.
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Brush a thin layer of the candy melts on the backside of each pumpkin.
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Set the candy-coated side down on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
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Dip the end of a lollipop stick or a sturdy paper straw in the candy melts and insert one into each rice krispie treat pumpkin.
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Pop them in the freezer for 3-4 minutes.
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Dip the pumpkin treats in melted orange candy melts.
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Remove from the bowl of candy melts and allow the excess to drip off.
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Set on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Freeze for 6-8 minutes, until hardened.
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Melt light cocoa candy melts. Paint some on the stem of each pumpkin using a food use only a paintbrush or pastry brush.
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Melt the black dark cocoa candy melts.
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Spoon into a zip-top bag and use it to attach two candy eyes to each pumpkin, then pipe on a smile.
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If desired, you can pipe white royal icing or melted white candy melts teeth onto the pumpkins.
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Pop the treats back in the freezer for a minute or two just until all the decorations are hardened.
Store in an airtight container for up to a few weeks.
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Deb Attinella {CookingOnTheFrontBurner} says
Thanks for linking up to Best of the Weekend - these will be featured tonight on my blog!
Jennifer says
These are just adorable. My kids will love them!
Karen @ Sugartown Sweets says
These pumpkin rice krispie guys are so adorable...love the squiggly mouthed cutie and all the rest. The blinged out pumpkin stands are pretty amazing too. I'm looking forward to your pumpkin themed party pics!
The Partiologist says
Almost forgot, I love anything and everything you create, so more of that please! 🙂
The Partiologist says
I sooooooo want to win this set of stands, they would be the perfect holder for all my Halloween Treats! And speaking of treats, your RKT pumpkins are the pick of the patch!
Catie says
I love all the photos to go along with the detailed instructions - the more, the better!
Vickie says
Your stuff is so cool. I'd love to see more cupcake decorating ideas.
Anonymous says
I especially love your step by step instructions. Love the holiday themed desserts!
Anonymous says
Halloween is my favorite holiday; you couldn't post enough Halloween themed stuff!
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Lauri Marie says
I love your site & can't think anything you need to add or take away from it.
Cindyzs (cindy zemble stewart/freespiritczs) says
Beth, a usual soo cute! i wouldn't change anything you are doing with content...it is great just the way it is! love seeing what you have come up with each time 🙂 <3 your work! i am a big fan
Mel-chan says
I really love your blog the way is right now, so I don't have much more to say that keep the hard work and good luck 😀 BTW, thanks for the giveaway!!
lesleyana says
you guys are awesome - keep up the good work!
latanya t says
I like seeing your recipes for the holidays.
Kimberly Elliott says
Love these. I am always completely amazed at your creativity and awesomeness. I have been looking at a smaller mold like this for days now trying to think of something fun and unique to do with it and here you've amazed us all...again. Thanks for sharing.
Sugar Butter Baby says
I love all the content here, couldn't ask for anything more!
Genie says
This is a great idea. How did you do the faces on the cake stand itself. Does it come with it? Or did you print it out yourself, if so can you share where you got the color/shapes, Thanks?
beth says
Genie, Janine added the faces to my stands. If you are interested in having anything special on your stands, I'm sure she'll be willing to work with you. She is very creative. I just told her we were having a pumpkin carving party and she came up with the design. I love them!
Janine Eshelbrenner says
Hi, Genie. I'd be happy to help you with any customizations you would like for your cake pop stands. You can email me at Janine@cakepopstandco.com
Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com says
So cute Beth!
Lisa@hooplapalooza says
oh my how fun! these stands are so cool 🙂 man what i wouldn't give to go to your pumpkin party!
Donna T says
These are adorable !