Party goers will love these homemade halloween goodies consisting of crispy rice treats with fun food dye and an edible sugar eyeball. Don’t forget to include these spooky treats at your next halloween party!

Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 12

Ingredients:

crispy rice cereal
butter
marshmallows
*food safety gloves (3+ gloves needed)
*neon food coloring
*edible sugar eyeballs

*see tips

rice crispy cereal, neon food coloring, large marshmallows, food safe gloves, butter, sugar candy eyes and halloween decorations on the counter.

Get the full printable instructions with measurements at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.

Step 1: Choose 3 different food colors.

Step 2: In a large pot, melt the butter over low heat. Add marshmallows. With a wooden spoon stir together until combined, about 3-5 minutes. Set aside.

Large marshmallows and butter in a large pot on the stove.

melted butter and marshmallows in a pot on the stove.

Step 3: Pour ½ cup of the marshmallow mixture into a large bowl. Add 1 of the food dyes to the bowl and mix into the marshmallow mixture until combined.

1/2 cup measuring cup with some marshmallow mixture in it.

mixing neon green colored marshmallow mixture in a blue bowl on a counter.

Step 4: Add 2 cups of crispy rice cereal to the dyed marshmallow mixture. Use a wooden spoon to mix the cereal and marshmallow mixture together.

A spoon mixing neon green rice crispy cereal in a blue bowl on the counter.

Step 5: Spray gloves with cooking spray so they don’t stick to the crispy rice cereal mixture for the next step.

Step 6: Use gloved hands and form equal sized crispy rice balls.

Holding a neon green rice crispy treat in gloved hand.

Step 7: Move crispy rice balls to a lined baking sheet and press in the sugar eye.

a lined baking sheet with neon green, purple and orange creepy crispy eyeball treats on the counter.

Step 8: Repeat Step 3-7 for each different color. Change gloves between each repeated step to avoid colors mixing.

Step 9: Once Creepy Crispy Eyeball Treats have set, they are ready to serve. Enjoy!

Creep Crispy Eyeball Treats in a bowl on the table.

Tips:

*Items may be purchased online at Amazon.com or bought at select craft and grocery stores.

Valentine Rice Crispy Hearts

Valentine's Day just wouldn't be the same without our super cute heart-shaped rice crispy treats! They're the perfect sweet treat to share with your loved ones.

Tara

Total Time 30

Servings

Equipment

silicone heart shaped mold

Ingredients

6 cups crispy rice cereal
3 Tbsp butter
40 large marshmallows (or 5½ cups mini marshmallows)
pink food coloring ( 2 different shades of pink)
edible sugar hearts
food safety gloves (3+ gloves needed)

Instructions

Melt the butter over low heat in a large pot. Add the marshmallows. Stir together with a wooden spoon until combined, about 3-5 minutes. Set aside.
Pour ½ cup of the marshmallow mixture into a large bowl. Add one of the pink food dyes to the bowl and mix into the marshmallow mixture until combined.
Add 3 cups of crispy rice cereal to a bowl and add the edible sugar hearts now, if desired. Add the cereal to the pink-dyed marshmallow mixture. Use a wooden spoon to mix the cereal and pink-dyed marshmallow.
Spray gloves with cooking spray so they don’t stick to the crispy rice cereal mixture for the next step.
Use gloved hands and press equal-sized amounts of rice crispy mixture into the heart molds. *do not overfill.
Repeat steps 1-5 for the second pink color. Change gloves between each repeated step to avoid color mixing.
Once the Valentine Rice Crispy Hearts have set, they are ready to serve. Enjoy!

Notes

Items such as silicone mold, food safety gloves, food coloring, and edible sugar hearts, may be purchased online at Amazon.com or purchased at select craft and grocery stores.