Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats are super fun, cute, and delicious Halloween Treats! Kids of all ages will love them and they make the perfect addition to your spooky party!
This rice krispie treats recipe is so easy to make using the microwave! They are decorated with halloween colored candies and chocolate, and they will disappear right before your eyes! These are also great to make and send to school with your children for their holiday celebration with their classmates.
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A Fun Halloween Recipe
The first time I made these rice krispie treats was for a Grown-up Halloween Party that I hosted with my former daughter in law. She is a huge fan of Halloween and what more fun can you have with your family than to throw a fun Halloween party!
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🥘 Ingredients
Marshmallows, they should be soft and squishy and come from a well sealed package.
Butter, I normally use salted butter to make these rice krispie treats. There is no salt in the recipe and I like the salt in the butter to enhance the flavors.
Green food coloring, I like to use this all natural food coloring powder.
Chocolate candy melts, this brand melts the best.
Gumdrops, I buy this variety bag with several different colors.
Jelly beans, this brand has black, and orange jelly beans
Stick pretzels
🔪 Instructions
Step 1:
- Butter an 8 x 8 pan. Set aside.
Step 2
- Place the marshmallows and butter in large microwave safe bowl.
- Measure out six cups rice krispies and place in bowl, set aside.
Step 3:
- Microwave marshmallows and butter for 2 minutes. Remove the marshmallow mixture from the microwave and stir.
- Add the food coloring to obtain the hue of green desired.
- If the marshmallow mixture needs to be microwaved longer, place back in microwave and heat in 30 second intervals until it can be stirred smooth.
Step 4:
- Remove the marshmallow mixture from the microwave and stir in the rice krispies until coated with marshmallows.
- Turn the rice krispies mixture out into prepared 8x8 pan and press down to pack into pan with a spoon.
Step 5:
- Score the rice krispie treats (12 pieces) and refrigerate until firm.
- Remove treats from refrigerator and decorate with chocolate and candies as desired.
💭 Top Tips
- When packing the rice krispie treats into the 8x8 pan, coat the back of the spoon with butter to prevent sticking.
- Cut a black jelly bean in half to make the eyes on Frankenstein. Use some melted chocolate on the cut side to help "glue" the eyes to the treat
- Give these as gifts to family and friends! Wrap the Frankenstein Rice Krispie treat in cellophane wrap and tie with a green, purple, or black string.
Variations
- Substitute colored marshmallows for the gumdrops.
- Use purple candy melts in place of brown for Frankenstein's hair.
- Buy these googly eyes in place of the jelly bean eyes.
- Use chocolate or white chocolate chips to make the eyes.
More Halloween Treats to Make
- Halloween Monster Snack Mix
- Sweet and Salty Caramel Popcorn Balls
- Halloween Candy Corn Fudge Recipe
- Halloween Cookie Pizza
- Candy Corn Cupcakes
- Spider Cookies
*If you made these Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats, please give them a star rating*
📖 Recipe
Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats
Ingredients
- 40 large marshmallows
- 3 tablespoon salted butter
- 6 cups crispy rice cereal
- green food coloring
- assorted Halloween candy for decorating (optional)
Instructions
- Coat an 8x8 pan with butter. Set aside.
- Place the marshmallows and butter in large microwave safe bowl.
- Measure out six cups rice krispies and place in bowl, set aside.
- Microwave the marshmallows and butter for 2 minutes. Remove from the microwave and stir. Add food coloring to desired color.
- If the marshmallow mixture needs to be microwaved longer, place it back in microwave and in 30 second intervals until smooth..
- Remove the marshmallow mixture from the microwave and stir in the rice krispies until coated with marshmallow mixture.
- Turn the rice krispies mixture out into prepared 8x8 pan and press down to pack into pan with a spoon.
- Score the rice krispie treats (12 pieces) and refrigerate until firm.
- Remove treats from refrigerator and decorate with chocolate and candies as desired.
Veronika Sykorova
These are so creative and fun! I always just see white ghost rice crispies. Thanks for the idea!
Aya
This little Frankenstein looks so scary and cute at the same time! This is a lovely idea, and I can't wait to make it for Halloween. I think the kids in the neighborhood will love it!
Kayla DiMaggio
These frankenstein rice crispy treats were so cute and delicious! Turned out great!
Hayley Dhanecha
What a truly fun halloween treat! Easy enough for kids to make it too. Can't wait to try this.
Tristin
I’m so glad I came across this recipe, I have been looking for adorable treats to make for Halloween and this one definitely fits the bill!!
Elaine
Just look at these cuties! What a joy to make them and what a joy to share them with everyone around!
Tammy
This is such an adorable idea for Halloween! So festive and fun...rice krispie bars were my favorite treat as a kid!
Linda
The grandkids would love these! What a great way to change up rice krispies treats for the season. And yours came out perfectly spooky!
Lori | The Kitchen Whisperer
These are SPOOKTACULAR! I love how positively adorable they are! And seriously, so perfect for the season! Thank you so much for the scoring tip too!
Bernice
How adorable and festive. I can see this being a great food craft for the kids..then they can share them with friends at school for snack time!
chellie
Every kid would eat this up! Haha, see what I did there? 😉 These are so fun.
Toni | Boulder Locavore
This is really cute! Would love to try this!
Carlee
These are cute as can be! Little Dude and I need to make these for his friends this year!
Dan from Platter Talk
I can't decide if these are more scary or cute; how can they be both?! Either way, what a fun and delicious idea for Halloween! So nicely done!
Lane Patten
These are just so darn fun! Cute and I bet they test amazing also!
Liz
I love that these are easy enough for non-crafty folks like me! I never thought of scoring these first, but a great tip!