Easy Halloween Rice Krispie Treats
Transform classic Rice Krispies Treats into a spooky, yet cute, Halloween dessert. With candy melts, candy eyes, and simple toppings, you’ll decorate 16 squares into four fun designs: Mummies, Frankensteins, Spiders, and Monster Eyes. Quick to make, kid-friendly, and perfect for classroom parties or Halloween dessert trays.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 batch Rice Krispie Treats cut into 16 squares
- 2 cups white candy melts melted, divided
- ½ cup green candy melts melted
- ½ cup black candy melts melted or black icing
- ½ cup orange candy melts melted, or white candy melts + orange gel food coloring
- ½ cup purple candy melts melted, or white candy melts + purple gel food coloring
- Candy eyeballs about 40 total, mix sizes
- 4 mini Oreo cookie halves use one wafer per spider
- Black jimmies optional
Instructions
- Ingredient amounts are listed to decorate 4 squares of each design. To make all 16 squares in one style, multiply the toppings for that design by 4.
- Cut Rice Krispie Treats into 16 squares. Place on parchment-lined tray.
- Melt the candy melts: Work on one design at a time, since each only needs 1–2 colors. Place wafers in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in 20–30 second bursts, stirring between each, until smooth. If the melts seize or thicken, stir in about 1 teaspoon coconut oil per cup of wafers to thin them back out.
- Mummies (4): Spread melted white candy melts across the top of the Rice Krispies treat. Transfer some into a piping bag fitted with a Wilton #3 tip (or a zip-top bag with a tiny corner snipped). Pipe thin, uneven lines across each square to create bandages. Add 2 candy eyeballs before the melts set.
- Frankensteins (4): Spread melted green candy melts to cover the top of Rice Krispies Treat. Transfer black melts into a piping bag with a Wilton #3 tip (or a zip-top bag with tiny corner snipped). Pipe jagged lines for hair. Add black jimmies for texture, if using. Press on candy eyeballs and draw a stitched smile with black icing or black melts
- Spiders (4): Spread melted white candy melts over the top of Rice Krispies treat. Transfer melted black melts to a piping bag fitted with a Wilton #3 tip (or a zip-top bag with a tiny corner snipped). Pipe 3–4 straight lines down the treat. Connect with slightly curved lines between each section to form a web.Press on a mini Oreo wafer half, attach eyes with a dab of melts, then pipe 2-3 legs on each side extending onto the square.
- Monster Eyes (4): Spread melted orange or purple candy melts (or tinted white melts) across the top of the Rice Krispies treat. Add assorted eyeball candy.
Notes
Store airtight at room temperature up to 3 days. Freeze undecorated squares up to 1 month; thaw, then decorate.
