Rice Krispy pumpkins

This week our workshop and cooking class created rice krispy pumpkins. We learned a lot of new vocabulary about baking, but our most favorite new words were marshmellow and... (watch video below to find out!)

Below you can find the recipe:

Servings: 6 Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 5 minutes Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 6 cups rice krispies cereal
• 3 Tbsp salted butter
• 1 (10 oz) pkg.  marshmallows
• Orange food coloring
• 3 pretzel/crackers sticks, end portions broken in half for 2 pieces 
• Non-stick cooking spray or oil

Instructions:

1. Measure out rice krispies cereal and pour into a bowl. Melt butter in a 4 quart non-stick saucepan or pot over medium-low heat. 
2. Add marshmallows and stir and as they begin to melt start adding in the gel food coloring until desired color is achieved. Stir constantly until marshmallows have melted. 
3. Remove from heat then 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 handle with your hands).
4. Spray hands with non-stick cooking spray/oil then shape rice krispie treat mixture into balls about the size of a baseball, then insert 1 piece of the pretzel/cracker stick into the top center and reshape the pumpkin as needed. Transfer to a plate or dish sprayed lightly with cooking spray.
5. ENJOY!
6. Store in an airtight container.