Creepy, Green and Extra Mean…..I mean Sweet! These easy semi-homemade Monster Rice Krispie Treats are a super spooky Halloween treat.
We love Halloween and we love Semi Homemade Recipes, so lets put those two loves together with these easy Monster Rice Krispie Treats.
We’re dipping some tasty rice krispie treats into candy melts (or almond bark) and decorating them with premade candy monster faces! Anyone can make these super simple Halloween treats for a party dessert table and they are perfect for making with the kids!
Ingredients For Monster Rice Krispie Treats:
- 8 prepackaged Rice Krispie Treats, unwrapped
- 16 ounces green candy melts*
- Candy Monster Mouths and Eyes
Ingredient amounts and entire recipe directions in recipe card below with print option!
Which Brands Did I Use For These Monster Rice Krispie Treats?
Sometimes when it comes to Semihomemade recipe that use packaged foods to create meals, the brands of items can make or break a dish. I don’t think this ALWAYS happens but I do know that not all packaged items are created equally.
Prepackaged Rice Krispie Treats I like to use the name brand rice krispie treats for these monster rice krispie treats but you can use Homemade Rice Krispie Treats too!
Green Candy Melts or Vanilla candy coating – When it comes to candy melts, I really like to use the Make and Mold candy wafers from Amazon or Hobby Lobby. I’ve tried some other brand names that just don’t melt well and I don’t like to waste money with unusable candy melts. If you use Vanilla Candy Coating (kind of like white chocolate) , you’ll need to dye it with green food coloring BUT it has to be OIL BASED food coloring.
Monster Eyes and Mouths – For these monsters, I used the “Favorite Day – Funny Faces Candy Decorations” from Target’s Halloween section.
How To Make Monster Rice Krispie Treats:
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Melt green candy melts according to package directions.
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Dip rice krispie treats into candy coating and coat all sides.
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Place on a piece of parchment paper.
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While melted candy melts are still wet, add candy eyeballs and mouths.
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Let treats sit, undisturbed, for about 30 minutes to harden.
HELP! I Can’t Find Green Candy Melts!
If you can’t find the right color or need something quick, use either the Great Value Almond Bark (don’t worry there are no nuts in it!) or the Food Lion Candy Coating and color it with Oil Based Food Coloring for Chocolate.
You can find this on Amazon as well or in stores like Walmart, Hobby Lobby and Michaels.
Make sure that you’re using OIL BASED food coloring with working with chocolate or candy melts. You can not use regular food coloring to color them because those are water based. If you mix water based food coloring with chocolate or candy melts, the chocolate/candy will seize up and turn into a gloopy, crusty mess.
I Can’t Find The Monster Faces At My Target!
I know that is frustrating! You may be able to order them from Target online, however, if you can’t find those, don’t worry! You can still make some cute monster rice krispie treats with candy eyes!
I’ve seen candy eyes on Amazon and at Dollar Tree and at Dollar General this year.
You could also try your hand at making homemade royal icing faces. I need to make a tutorial for that, but until then, you can google “How to Make Royal Icing Transfers” and you’ll find lots of helpful options!
Can I Make These In Advance?
Yes! You can make these up to a week in advance and keep them at room temperature in an airtight container.
More Halloween Recipes:
- Spooky Halloween Party Punch
- Frankenstein Apple Slice Pops
- Spider Web Brownies
- Mushroom Skull Spaghetti
More Halloween Rice Krispie Treat Recipes:
- Mummy Rice Krispie Treats
- Raw Meat Halloween Rice Krispie Treats
- Giant Pull Apart Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treat
- Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats
- Jack Skellington Rice Krispie Treats
Monster Rice Krispie Treats
Monster Rice Krispie Treats
Ingredients
- 8 prepackaged Rice Krispie Treats, unwrapped
- 16 ounces green candy melts*
- Candy Monster Mouths and Eyes
Instructions
- Melt green candy melts according to package directions.
- Dip rice krispie treats into candy coating and coat all sides.
- Place on a piece of parchment paper.
- While candy melts are still wet, add candy eyes and mouths.
- Let treats sit, undisturbed, for about 30 minutes to harden.
Notes
*If you can't find green candy melts, you can also use white almond bark and color it with green OIL BASED food coloring.
I found these monster mouths and eyes at Target. However, you can also find candy eyes on Amazon.
I've also found candy eyes at the Dollar Tree and Dollar General!
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#HalloweenTreatsWeek is a yearly Halloween blogging event that is hosted by Angie from Big Bear’s Wife . This spooky event is an online, week-long event that is filled with some frightfully fun Halloween treats and recipes from some fantastic Halloween loving bloggers!
For this year’s 7th annual #HalloweenTreatsWeek event we have 12 hauntingly talented bloggers who are sharing their favorite Halloween recipes throughout the week! You can follow the hashtag #HalloweenTreatsWeek on social media to collect all of these frightful recipes to use at your own Halloween parties and events!
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