Halloween Rice Krispie Pumpkins

These no-cook Rice Krispie pumpkins are a great addition to your Halloween table. They are tasty and make for great decorations as well!

For this activity:

You will need: 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal, 3 tbsp salted butter, 1 (10 oz) pkg. mini marshmallow, orange gel food colouring, 3 straight pretzels (break off 2 cm of each end piece), mini green M&Ms, chocolate icing or melted chocolate, non-stick cooking spray
Measure out Rice Krispies cereal and pour into a bowl. Melt butter in a saucepan or pot over medium-low heat.
Add marshmallows and stir and as they begin to melt start adding in drops of the gel food colouring until the appropriate colour is achieved. Stir constantly until marshmallows have melted.
Remove from heat and immediately pour in Rice Krispies cereal and gently stir and fold with a spatula until cereal is evenly coated. Let mixture cool slightly (until it’s cool enough to touch with your hands).
Spray your hands with non-stick cooking spray then shape the Rice Krispies mixture into balls about the size of a rounded egg.
Insert 1 piece of the pretzel end into the top and shape the pumpkin.
Using the green mini M&Ms and the chocolate icing (or melted chocolate), stick the M&Ms next to the the pretzel stem to form the leaves.