Pumpkin Spice Jack-O-Lantern Rice Krispie Treat Pops

Our pumpkin carving party is just a few weeks from now and I’ll be serving my guests these silly little Pumpkin Spice Jack-O-Lantern Rice Krispie Treat Pops
on some new custom designed stands from Cake Pop Stand Co. #sponsored

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Aren’t those jack-o-lantern pop stands cool? They were designed for me by Janine of the Cake Pop Stand Co. Each wood stand has holes that are the perfect size for paper straws and are spaced far enough apart to display my rice krispie treat pops. Each stand even has a little bling along the edges. They are really sturdy and held up my set of lollipops with ease. I am really excited to have these on my table this Halloween to showcase these Pumpkin Spice Jack-O-Lantern Treats.

I’ll also be making some lollipops using a set of pumpkin embellished straws. She has a wonderful selection of paper straws.

Janine has graciously agreed to give away a 4 Piece Set Halloween Cake Pop Stands along with some Spider Embellished Straws to one lucky reader.

We realize not everyone can win, so she is offering a discount to anyone else who would like to make a purchase by October 31, 2014. Just use the coupon code HUNGRY10 at checkout.

The giveaway instructions are at the end of this post, but wait, wait, wait. Don’t go anywhere. Don’t you want to see how and why I made these cute Halloween rice krispie treats?

Every room in my house is now filled with all things pumpkin. Decorating this year for our party has certainly been different. 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 guest have come to expect to be freaked out at least a bit. This year, there will be no shrieking or shrinking, just big smiles. Big toothy grins. Just like on these silly jack-o-lanterns.

Each of these rice krispie treat pops has been dipped in Pumpkin Spice Candy Melts so they not only look like pumpkins but taste like them too. I couldn’t help but eat one, and I know my party guests are going to love them. The candy coating has just the right amount of pumpkin spice flavor and it pairs so well with the rice krispie treats. I need to store these under lock and key so I don’t eat any more before the party.

Pumpkin Spice Jack-O-Lantern Rice Krispie Treats

Ingredients: (makes 12)

1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick)
10 ounces marshmallows
6 cups Rice Krispies cereal

24 ounces Wilton Pumpkin Spice Candy Melts
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)

Supplies:

silicone pumpkin mold
lollipop sticks or straws

Instructions:

If you are looking to make homemade Rice Krispie Treats, head on over to my new website, HowToMakeRiceKrispies.com. You can also check out how we taste tested 20 versions of the Rice Krispie Treat recipe to come up with the absolute BEST Rice Krispie Treat Recipe. This recipe would be a great substitution and addition to these Jack-O-Lanterns to make them even more delicious!

Before you begin, if you don’t have experience working with and melting Candy Melts, see my Chocolate Making Tips Page for instructions.

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Melt butter and marshmallows. Stir in Rice Krispies.

Grease 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.

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Unmold the treats and let them sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Melt the Pumpkin Spice Candy Melts. Brush a thin layer of the candy melts on the back side of each pumpkin. Set the candy coated side down on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.

Dip the end of a lollipop stick or straw in the candy melts and insert one into each rice krispie treat pumpkin.

Pop them in the freezer for 3-4 minutes.