Pumpkin Spice Rice Krispie Treats
Classic Rice Krispie treats get a fall makeover with addition of pumpkin and pumpkin spice.
Servings: 16
Calories: 237kcal
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoon butter
- 16 oz. bag of regular or mini marshmallows
- 2 tablespoon pure pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 6 cups rice krispies
- optional: melted white chocolate chips or wafers for drizzling and pumpkin sprinkles or pretzel or chocolate candies for stems
Instructions
- Place pumpkin puree on a paper towel lined plate and set aside.
- In a large saucepan, combine the butter, and marshmallows. Heat over a medium heat while stirring, until the butter and marshmallows are completely melted and well combined.
- Remove from the heat and add in the drained pumpkin puree, vanilla, and pumpkin spice and stir to combine.
- Let the hot mixture stand for about 15 min. Allowing it to cool before adding the rice cereal will help them from becoming too soggy. After 15 min. stir in the rice krispies until completely combined.
- Spray a 9 x 13 inch pan with nonstick cooking spray and then pour the cereal mixture into it. Use a rubber spatula sprayed in nonstick cooking spray to smooth out the mixture. Allow to set and then cut the crispy rice treats into squares or triangles with a sharp knife.
- Optional: Add a white chocolate drizzle and pumpkin sprinkles or instead of placing the mixture into the baking dish, use your hands to form small balls that look like pumpkins and top with a pretzel or chocolate stem.
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Notes
Drain the pumpkin puree on a paper towel to remove any moisture and help stop your rice krispie treats from being soggy. Also, let your marshmallow mixture stand 15 min. before adding the rice cereal, to also help them from becoming soggy by absorbing too much moisture.
Form in a baking dish, and decorate with melted white chocolate and pumpkin sprinkles, or form them into mini pumpkin shapes and add a pretzel or candy stem.
Be sure to store in an airtight container at room temperature.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 237kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 140mg | Sugar: 27g
