Rice Crispy Treat Pumpkins turn vegan rice crispies into a festive pumpkin patch for all of your Halloween parties! A kid friendly craft and tasty treat!
recipe originally published October 6, 2011
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Vegan Rice Crispy Treats
Rice crispies have all the sweet nostalgia a gooey childhood treat could bring. My neighbor growing up made crispy treats and popcorn balls at the holidays, and they were truly the best.
Making vegan rice crispy treats is just as easy as the traditional. You need:
- melted butter
- marshmallows
- puffed rice cereal
We love Earth Balance or homemade butter, Dandies marshmallows, and just about any plain gluten free rice cereal.
You can also get super colorful and make Trix Rice Crispies.
How to make - and a tip for easy rolling
Adding a rice crispy treat to Halloween menu takes one more step. Instead of mixing and pressing into a pan, add some orange food coloring and roll into small round pumpkin shapes. Find a vegan candy that is green - I use Skittles - for the pumpkin stem.
As you see in the video, I keep a small bowl of water nearby. Rolling the sticky rice crispies into balls is easy with wet hands - they don't stick.
Vegan food coloring
There are good options for food color that is vegan, not tested on animals, and has deep, rich color. I like the gel colors more than powders. The gels work well in melted chocolate and recipes like this one.
Looking at my own food color collection, the one I buy most often is Wilton Icing Gel Color. I often buy the larger jars (they last for a very long time!) at my local baking supply, like this orange gel you can see in the video.
There are natural colors available as well. Many are lighter in color rather than the deep or bright colors I am often looking for.
Sometimes natural color is great, and comes in whole food form rather than a product.
- I often use beets for reds and pinks, like this Bright Pink Hummus.
- Freeze dried raspberries or strawberries do a great job with pinks also, like this Valentines Puppy Chow recipe.
- I use fresh spinach for green, which works well with green pancakes and green pasta.
- Spirulina works well for the blue hues, as seen with this Vanilla Mint Milk.
Halloween recipes and ideas
We have all sorts of festive recipes and ideas for you!
- Pumpkin Carving Templates
- Jack Skellington Mini Pizza Pot Pie
- Pumpkin Caramel Chocolate Skulls
- Mini Carrot Mummies
- Haunted Cookie House
- Vegan Candy and Candy Alternatives
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Vegan Rice Crispy Treats
turn the classic rice crispy treat into a festive Halloween pumpkin patch! a fun kid friendly activity AND tasty treat!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons dairy free butter
- 10 oz package vegan marshmallows
- 5 cups puffed rice cereal
Instructions
- Melt butter in saucepan.
- Add marshmallows. Stir over medium heat until melted.
- Remove from heat. If making pumpkins: add orange food color, stir to combine.
- Add rice cereal, stir until combined.
- Press into prepared pan (9×9 square makes tall rice crispies!). Cover and set aside to dry.
- Once set, slice into squares and enjoy.
- To make Pumpkin Patch: wet hands. Roll a handful of rice crispy dough into a ball, add a green candy for a stem. Set aside to dry, continue with remaining rice crispy dough.
Notes
dairy, egg, gluten free vegan recipe
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 43Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 0mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 1g
nutrition calculations results vary by calculator, are for informational purposes only, and are not intended to replace medical advice or treatment.
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Allie says
Toooo adorable! And mummy ones are coming up too?? I'd vote for hazelnut, but that's mostly because I'm currently on a hazelnut kick.
spabettie says
I love hazelnut! mmm, maybe a white chocolate hazelnut? 🙂 I was thinking about them looking like mummies only after I had added the faces - and now everyone is coming up with great flavor ideas, I may just have to make some! 😀
Allie says
Ooo, white chocolate hazelnut sounds perfectly mummy-like!
spabettie says
YEP! 😀
Cara says
Where did you find the GF and vegan jelly beans??? I was searching for them yesterday and wa-la, here is your post. Help me, oh wise jelly belly guru 🙂
P.S. LOVE this post too!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and one more ! There.
spabettie says
do you have a Sweet Factory in your area (usually in shopping malls?). that's where I found these, surprisingly!! look --> allergen free!
meg says
Agh! Those are so darn cute!! If you're into it, you should make your mummies coconut!
spabettie says
coconut would be fun - especially if I added shredded coconut, it would add to the "wrap" 😀
Maryea @ Happy Healthy Mama says
These are adorable. Meghan would love me to make these! Did you use regular food coloring? I'm afraid to use artificial food dyes with Meghan, but I may have to seek out some natural stuff to make these happen.
spabettie says
the coloring I use is natural and organic - linked in the post, here it is again --> SEELECT I love these, and have used them a lot. when reordering, the colors are sometimes different each time, but that's okay. they have great colors for being natural! 🙂
Dawn says
Fabulous!! I was going to say mint too, but Lisa beat me to it. Coconut would also be nice
spabettie says
I really like the mint idea, and Heather's white chocolate idea. maybe both!
Gina @ Running to the Kitchen says
These are the cutest crispy treats I've ever seen!
spabettie says
thank you, Gina!! 😀
Lisa says
Ahhhhh, I love them! So cute!
Hmmmm.....I'd probably go with either an obvious blondie vanilla or something like mint. Yum!
spabettie says
mmm, mint would be nice, just a hint of mint. 😉 I'm glad I asked - you all are coming up with great ideas! happy Thursday, Lisa B! Basil sends wag wag wags!
Heather (Where's the Beach) says
OMG too cute! How much fun for the kids to make too. Mummies should be white chocolate 😉
spabettie says
oooh - white chocolate - that sounds AWESOME! yes!
Kris @Krazy_Kris says
you are BRILLIANT!
I can just see you... giggling and arranging the patch and poking and attaching the stuff...
I LOVE YOU!
spabettie says
heee - yep, that's what I was doing! 😀 it was good times - therapeutic! LOVE YOU TOO, my dear! XO
JL goes Vegan says
Cute!
spabettie says
😀 so are YOU!!