Arachnophobia is the fear of spiders, and what better time to scare the day lights out of everyone than on Halloween. These almost cute Halloween Rice Krispies Treats are sure to scare all those with arachnophobia. Just make sure you tell them they can eat them!
Of course, these cute little treats are a fun way to show kids that spiders really aren't that scary. Have them make their own spidery treat after reading "Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti." This is a great way to help build their fine motor skills, too!
What You Will Need
- 10 oz bag miniature marshmallows
- 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
- 3 tablespoons softened butter
- Miniature Reese’s cups
- 2 cups light cocoa Wilton candy melts
- Candy eyes
- Decorating bag
- microwave safe bowl
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How to Make Halloween Rice Krispies Treats
1. In a large bowl, combine your marshmallows and butter and heat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes or until puffy and mix.
2. Mix in your Rice Krispies cereal until your cereal is evenly coated in your marshmallow mixture.
3. Grease a 9x13" baking pan and press your marshmallow mixture into your pan firmly.
4. Let your Rice Krispies cool for a few hours and use a circle cookie cutter to cut out circle shapes and place them on a piece of parchment paper.
5. Heat your candy melts in a microwave safe bowl on 50% power for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted.
6. Scoop your candy melts into a decorating bag and cut a small tip off the end.
7. Unwrap your Reese’s and dab a small amount of chocolate into the top of the Reese’s and stick onto the center of each Rice Krispies treat.
8. Use the decorating bag to draw legs coming off the Reese’s and onto the Rice Krispie treat.
9. Dab a small amount of melted chocolate onto the back of two candy eyes and carefully press them onto the top edge of your Reese’s.
Your spider treats are now ready to serve! These are a fantastic Halloween party idea. If you like these Halloween Rice Krispies treats, check out some of our other Rice Krispies ideas:
- Ladybug Rice Krispie Treats Recipe
- White Chocolate Rice Krispies Birthday Treat Pops
- Lego Rice Krispie Treats
- Rudolph the Reindeer Treats
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Halloween Rice Krispies Treats: A Spidery Treat
Ingredients
- 10 oz bag miniature marshmallows
- 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
- 3 tablespoons softened butter
- Miniature Reese’s cups
- 2 cups light cocoa Wilton candy melts
- Candy eyes
- Decorating bag
- microwave safe bowl
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine your marshmallows and butter and heat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes or until puffy and mix.
- Mix in your Rice Krispies cereal until your cereal is evenly coated in your marshmallow mixture.
- Grease a 9×13″ baking pan and press your marshmallow mixture into your pan firmly.
- Let your Rice Krispies cool for a few hours and use a circle cookie cutter to cut out circle shapes and place them on a piece of parchment paper.
- Heat your candy melts in a microwave safe bowl on 50% power for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted.
- Scoop your candy melts into a decorating bag and cut a small tip off the end.
- Unwrap your Reese’s and dab a small amount of chocolate into the top of the Reese’s and stick onto the center of each Rice Krispies treat.
- Use the decorating bag to draw legs coming off the Reese’s and onto the Rice Krispie treat.
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