Frankenstein Rice Krispies Treats

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Frankenstein Rice Krispies Treats

Brown butter rice krispies treat made to look like Frankenstein for Halloween

Prep Time15

Cook Time5

Total Time20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 306kcal

Author: Cari

Ingredients

10 tablespoon butter unsalted
10 oz mini marshmallows
½ tsp. vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon sea salt
green food dye
9 oz package of rice krispies cereal
¾ cup melted semi sweet chocolate chocolate chips
24 candy eyes
24 Rolos candy

Instructions

Prepare a 9x13 large baking pan by lining it with parchment paper.
Place butter in a large pot and set it to medium heat. Allow the butter to melt and brown. Once the butter has browned. Remove it from the heat.
Add to the dutch oven or pot your marshmallows, vanilla and desired drops of green food coloring then stir until smooth.
Add rice krispies cereal and stir. Pour the into prepared pan and gently press flat using a buttered rubber spatula.
Cut into the homemade treats into rectangles.
In a microwave safe bowl melt your chocolate in the microwave. Melt for 30 second intervals and stir to mix until smooth.
Dip the tops into melted chocolate for your hair. Place the dipped monster rice krispies treats on a piece of parchment paper to allow the chocolate to cool.
To place on the candy eyeballs, use some melted chocolate as “glue”
Place Frankenstein's "bolts" use some melted chocolate as the glue for your Rolo's
Draw on Frankenstein's smile using the same melted chocolate.
Place in the refrigerator for a couple of minutes to speed up the chocolate's drying process.

Notes

Variations/Substitutions for these Frankenstein treats

Don't want to brown your butter? Then don't! Although browning the butter gives the frankenstein rice krispie halloween treat an amazing complex flavor. If you're in a hurry, you can place butter and marshmallows in a large microwave proof bowl and microwave for 1 minute. Continue to microwave until marshmallows have expanded to double their size. Remove and stir. Microwave longer if needed and continue to stir until smooth.

Don't have Rolo's candies for the bolts? Use instead some pretzel sticks or pocky sticks for the bolts.

Want to give Frankenstein's hair some texture? Add some black or brown sprinkles to the chocolate before it dries and hardens.

Don't want to use the melted chocolate for his mouth? Use some black gel food coloring or black icing.

Don't have chocolate or don't want to use it? Use black candy melts instead for these cereal treats.

Storage for these frankenstein rice krispies treats

Store these cute frankenstein rice krispie treats in an airtight container at room temperature for upto 3 days. Place a sheet of parchment paper or wax paper in between each layer to keep them from sticking to each other, then seal the top.

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