I’m not one for planning, especially when it comes to the holidays. But I always look for festive activities and treats for Rowan and me. Halloween is in a couple days, but this treat just takes one quick trip to the store, a microwave, and some silicone baking sheets.
Last Minute Halloween Rice Crispy Treats
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We made super easy chocolate-dipped (store-bought) rice crispy treats. Rowan decorated them with candy eyes to make them festive for Halloween, making the treats into monsters! Since I wanted Rowan to be involved, I picked rice crispy treats since they are big. You could do the same thing with marshmallows, Oreos, or anything worth dipping in chocolate. I saw this idea on Pinterest years ago, before I had Rowan. I wish I could link to the original.
Step 1: Shop at the store or your pantry (if you keep random supplies on hand)
For these quick and easy treats, you’ll need:
Rice Crispy Treats (You could also make them if you are about that life)
Melting Chocolates (I bought colored chocolates, but you could also dye white chocolates if needed)
Silicone Baking Mats or Parchment Paper
Step 2: Open up the individually wrapped rice crispy treats
This is not an eco-friendly treat. Sorry, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.
Step 3: Lay out the silicone baking mat or parchment paper
Step 4: Melt the chocolate in the microwave
I don’t have a double boiler, but the chocolates were easily melted in the microwave. I did a cup of melting chocolates and a tablespoon of coconut oil, microwaved for 30 seconds, stirred, and another 30 seconds. I repeated the microwave heating and stirring until the chocolate was melted entirely.
Step 5: Get dipping
We dipped the rice crispy treats a few times each in the chocolate. It depends on whether you want a thick or thin layer of chocolate.
Step 6: Give them eyes
When Rowan and I bake cakes or cupcakes, he loves decorating with sprinkles. So, I gave him free rein to place the eyes!
Step 7: Let the chocolate dry
Let the chocolate dry, or don’t, do what you want. After the treats dried, I put sticks in the bottom and wrapped them in treat bags to give to Rowan’s little friends at the park on Halloween. I did let him have one. I mean, Rowan did work hard making these monsters.
Are you making anything special for Halloween?
That is a wicked fun idea. My kids will love these. I think I need to make them as an after-school snack!
I love this idea! Super fun and easy way to get the kids involved. Happy Halloween 🙂
These look so easy and fun to make! Plus I’ve never seen these before, so you’ll be so original! 🙂
Super cute and easy to make with my kids! We love Rice Krispie treats too! I am definitely wanting to make these! They are adorable!
awww I love how you involved everyone in the fun of baking, shank you for sharing.
Oh I like easy…and these are as easy as it gets. Bonus points because they are so darn cute!
I had my first experience with melting chocolates last week. It’s really not that hard! I don’t have time for Halloween though, so maybe you can show me how to do some Thanksgiving ones. 🙂
This is such a fun idea for some simple halloween treats that look anything but! I’d love to make these!
What a fun idea, and definitely perfect and simple enough to make with kids! Definitely the perfect last minute trick.
That’s a brilliant idea! I love how easy it is to make, so you can have the kids help out. I’m sure it’s going to be a hit with them as well. This is really cool.
those rice Krispy treats are SOOO cute!
Your son is cute and a great helper. Those marshmallow treat pops are a great halloween snack and very festive.
Quick & easy Halloween treats and even the kids can help make them too. I think you can even design the rice crispies into Frankensteins using the green chocolate.
This is such a quick and easy idea, and super cute too! Love that your little man got to help out in the kitchen!
These came out super cute! I love snacks like this that are super simple but still yummy. These would be really great for a school party as well.
Those are super cute. I love the candy eyes! I might have to try a variation at Christmas. I can imagine all kinds of fun with these!
I love that these Halloween treats are something that even your children can help out with. I imagine that the ‘dipping’ must be the most exciting part of making the treats too x
This is such an easy treat! And the perfect time for me to see this considering I was just talking last night about how I needed something quick and easy for work today!
I love treats that are easy to make and are fun as well. These are adorable and they’re something that I can do with my youngest! Thanks for the idea.
These are such cute last minute Halloween treats! I wish I had seen this post last night as I was in panic mode trying to come up with a snack for a preschool party, hahaha. 🙂
These would have been perfect to bring to a party I had this weekend. Love that they are on a stick too.
Ooooh these looks awesome. Yes, they might be too late for halloween, but I am definitely going to try a version for the holidays. LOVE it! Thanks for sharing.
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Rice Krispy treat anything is always an acceptable last minute treat in my opinion. Is there anyone on the planet that doesn’t like those things?
This is something cute and fun for kids to make! I love how easy they are and I’m sure delicious! Who doesn’t love Rice Krispie treats!!
These are adorable! My kids will love helping me make these cute treats!
No special treats this Halloween. I do miss making all those cookies and brownies, etc. Love this last minute idea. It’s so simple yet looks like you spent a long time creating them.
These are super cute. I love that I can make these with my littles to share with our friends. This would also make a great addition to a Monster theme birthday party!
These are so cute! Your little guy is adorable and I’m sure my two year old daughter would love helping me make these too!
These treats definitely look like so much fun! I would love to make some of them.
These treats are so cute. I didn’t make anything special for Halloween, but maybe next year!