Celebrate fall with these cute little pumpkins. Your Rice Krispie treats can be even more fun by coloring them orange and shaping them into pumpkins. Use mini Rolos for the stems and green M&M's as the leaves.
¼ c. butter
1 bag large marshmallows (about 40 marshmallows)
6 c. Rice Krispies
red & yellow liquid food coloring
mini Rolos candies
green M&M's
¼ c. cooking oil
In a large pot, melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows; stir until completely melted and combined with the butter. Remove from heat; add several drops of yellow food coloring; mix; add red food coloring,1 drop at a time, mixing as you go. Add red/yellow drops until desired color is reached, about 4 drops of red and 12 drops of yellow. Mix.
Add Rice Krispies; stir to combine.
Pour the cooking oil into a small bowl; coat both sides of your hands with a generous amount of the oil; roll the cereal mixture into small balls; place on parchment paper, adding oil to your hands after each ball.
While cereal balls are still warm, gently press a mini Rolo candy into the top of each pumpkin for the stem; add a green M&M on its side next to it for the leaf. If the pumpkins cool before you're finished, use the end of a thick marker or apple corer to make a small indentation in the top for the chocolate to sit in.
Cool until firm.
Serve.
12 servings.
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