Description

Halloween Monster Rice Krispies are the no-bake, crowd-pleasing treats your spooky season needs. This 30-minute recipe delivers soft, chewy bars with playful monster faces—think candy eyeballs, fun colors, and silly drizzles—without turning on the oven.

Ingredients

Scale

8 Tbsp (1 stick/½ cup/113 g) unsalted butter
20 oz (567 g) mini marshmallows, divided (16 oz to melt + 4 oz to fold in)
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Big pinch fine sea salt (⅛ tsp)
6 to 7 cups (170–200 g) crispy rice cereal
Gel food coloring (green, purple, orange, or your choice)
1–1½ cups candy eyeballs
½ cup mini chocolate chips or mini M&M’s (optional)
½ cup pretzel sticks, broken (optional)
½ cup candy melts or melted chocolate for drizzling (black, white, or orange)

Instructions

Line a 9×13-inch pan with parchment and lightly grease it along with a silicone spatula.
In a large pot over low heat, melt the butter. Add 16 oz marshmallows and stir until smooth. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and salt.
Add gel food coloring. Fold in 6 cups crispy rice cereal (up to 7 if needed). Optionally fold in remaining 4 oz marshmallows for gooey pockets.
Press mixture gently into prepared pan. While still tacky, add candy eyeballs, pretzels, chocolate chips/M&M’s, and drizzle candy melts or melted chocolate.
Let set 10–15 minutes. Lift out using parchment and slice into squares. Serve or store airtight.

Notes

For swirled colors, divide and tint two batches, then lightly swirl in pan. To make monster shapes, use cookie cutters. To store, keep at room temp 2–3 days in airtight container. Microwave 5–8 seconds to soften if needed.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Category: Dessert
Method: No-Bake
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 bar
Calories: 180
Sugar: 14g
Sodium: 85mg
Fat: 5g
Saturated Fat: 3g
Unsaturated Fat: 2g
Trans Fat: 0g
Carbohydrates: 32g
Fiber: 0g
Protein: 1g
Cholesterol: 10mg

Keywords: halloween, monster, rice krispies, no-bake, party treat, candy eyeballs