We’re bringing our Halloween Rice Krispie Cake up from the archives for an update to the photos and recipe. We hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we do!
Take Rice Krispies Treats to a new level of fun in this easy Halloween Rice Krispie cake that makes the perfect Halloween party dessert in only 10 minutes!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
Happy Halloween!!! After posting the healthy pumpkin chocolate chip cookies last week, I wanted to post another seasonal dessert that I’ve been looking forward to making for a whole year!
It’s, unfortunately, not healthy at all. But this Halloween Rice Krispie cake isso adorable, cheap to make, and perfect for Halloween! It’s a basic Rice Krispies Treat Recipe, but made in a bundt cake pan, with the addition of candy corn and Reese’s Pieces.
Eric and I are excited to welcome our first year of trick or treaters at our home. But with the crazy high rates of childhood obesity in our area, it just feels wrong to pile on the candy.
But we’re not staying away from sweet completely, we’re gonna sit outside with hot apple cider and cocoa for the kids. I realize some parents may not let their parents accept it but I think it will be a fun experience for those who do.
AFFORDABLE HALLOWEEN DESSERT
Now youmay be thinking, “Diana, if you’re not willing to hand out candy, why are you giving us a candy recipe?” Well, this recipe has been a year in the making! A friend of ours made this treat for a potluck last year, and I was struck by how cute and simple it was, and how affordable it would be to make.
Starting the first week of October I was on the look out for Rice Krispies and marshmallows to go on sale. Once they did, I snatched them up! Then I went to the dollar store for my candies.
The cool thing is, this “cake” cost me only $4 to make but can be sliced into 20 pieces! It’s a really affordable option for bringing to a Halloween party. So even though it certainly isn’t healthy, it’s cheap and easy. Besides I think adults can make their own decisions about whether or not to gorge on candy, but it’s up to us to teach kids healthier choices.
If you’d rather have a healthy Halloween party treat, check out this cheese mummy!
As for our costumes today, Eric and I have decided to be zombies this year. We’ve never been zombies for Halloween but you may remember our previous zombie outfits from Red, White and Dead. Or perhaps my Thriller dance! If you have no idea what I’m talking about you have to check out my Cheese Mummy post. It’s the BEST Halloween Party food ever!!! Anyway, I figure that zombies can be dressed warmly so we can be bundled up to sit outside tonight.
I’ll post lots of pictures later of us and our little visitors (along with the winner of our Johnson pumpkin carving party). If you post any of your Halloween photos let me know, I’d love to see them!
TOOLSAND INGREDIENTS FOR HALLOWEEN RICE KRISPIE TREAT CAKE
Here are the tools we use to make the Halloween Rice Krispie Treat Cake, including vegan and gluten free options.By clicking one of these links before making a purchase on Amazon, we get a small percentage of your purchase, yet it doesn’t cost you anything extra! Thanks for helping to support our family business.
Halloween Rice Krispie Treat Cake
Ingredients
- 3 TBS butter or coconut oil
- 1 pkg (16 oz) marshmallows
- 6 cups Rice Krispies
- 1 cup candy corn
- 1 cup Reese’s Pieces
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large pot on medium heat. Add the marshmallows and stir until they’re melted. Remove the pot from the heat.
- Stir in the Rice Krispies, candy corn and Reese’s Pieces.
- Dump the Rice Krispies mix into a bundt pan that’s been coated with cooking spray. Use wax paper to press it firmly into the pan.
- Let cool and place a plate over the pan. Invert the pan so the “cake” sits on the plate. Slice into wedges to serve.
Notes
Approximate cost/serving: This cost me just a little over $4 to make. At 16-20 slices that’s just 20-25 cents a serving. Cheap dessert for your Halloween party!!!
Vegetarian/Gluten Free: The recipe is vegetarian with the use of vegetarian marshmallows or marshmallow creme like Dandy brand marshmallows or Ricemellow Creme. You can make it vegan by using coconut oil in place of the butter but you’d need to choose different candy because the Reese’s Pieces contain milk and the candy corn is made with egg whites. It’s gluten free if you use gluten free Rice Krispies or other gluten free cereal. Check the ingredients if using a generic brand or a flavored variety.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
20Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 137Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 77mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 0gSugar: 15gProtein: 2g
Nutrition information is an estimate only.
Ha! My mom would make this for my brothers and me every birthday growing up! Except instead of rice crispies we used popcorn, and instead of reeses we used peanuts!
Well that’s funny Charis because your mom is the one I got the idea from!!! She brought it to a Life Hurts God Heals night and I’ve been wanting to make it ever since.
what a ridiculously cute idea! i love it!
Thanks Caitlin!
This is such a cute idea! Would you mind if I posted a link on my blog? Do you have a policy about using pictures (I would credit you, of course!)?
Hi Shana, I’m fine with posting a link and a picture, I just ask that you not repost any other content (like the recipe). Thanks so much!
It’s a wonderful and beautiful idea.
Lovely cake !:)
Thanks so much Winnie!
If this recipe is vegetarian does that mean that there are marshmallows in the US that don’t contain pork or beef gelatine? I’ve been vegetarian for 13 years now and have never seen any, so if they do exist I would love to know where! I miss them a lot.
I could always try replacing them with syrup or white chocolate. Since I’ve made rice krispie cakes with those before and they were pretty yummy. Just hope it looks as effective as the pictures above. : )
I’ve now used 4 recipes off this website and they were all yummy. I think the Swiss Chard soup may be my favourite so far. It was delicious.
Oh thanks for reminding me Karlie! I need to add that to my note. There are vegan marshamllows out there. I don’t know if you can find them in health food stores but there’s the Dandy brand marshmallows online
There is also a vegan “marshmallow creme” called Ricemellow Creme
They both work for rice krispies treats!
Unfortunately, regular Rice Krispies aren’t gluten free. They contain malt flavoring which is derived from barley. Fortunately, Kellogs also makes a specially marked gluten free version, so these can be easily made gluten free, just make sure you buy the right box.
Very important Jen, thanks so much. I did NOT know that about the malt flavoring! Really appreciate you letting us know and have changed the note.