Halloween Pumpkins

This week was Halloween, so Little P and I decided to make some yummy Halloween treats!  We decided to make little Rice Krispy (rice bubble) jack-o-lanterns., and it was such a fun and easy afternoon activity.

We just used the recipe on the kellogs website for rice crispy squares:

• 3 Tbsp of butter
• 4 cups mini marshmallows
• 6 cups Rice Krispies

We also used

• wilton orange icing colour paste
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips
• 15 chocolate bullets
• wilton black decorating gel tube

We melted the butter over the stove, then added the marshmellows and mixed them over the stove until they had melted.  We then added wilton orange decorating gel and mixed that until the mixture was bright orange.  Then we added the Rice Krispies (or rice bubbles here in Australia!).

Once everything was mixed together, we formed it into small, round balls.  The mixture was quite warm and VERY sticky, so we put a large spoonful onto cling wrap and used that to shape the ball before putting it on a flat surface.

Once they had hardened up a bit, we melted some chocolate and used it to attach a chocolate bullet (these are available her in Aus - they are little pieces of black licorice covered in chocolate) as a stem.  Then Little P used the decorating gel pen to make "silly faces" on the pumpkins.  She had so much fun, and everyone loved them!