These Frankenstein rice krispie treats are the perfect last-minute Halloween treat that look way more impressive than the effort it takes to make. With just five simple items, you can whip up a batch that's equal parts spooky and cute.
These Halloween treats are totally kid-friendly, take very minimal effort, and make for the perfect little bite to serve before heading out for trick-or-treating or that last minute Halloween party your kids were invited to.
TL; DR Recipe Summary
- 👩🏼🍳 Prep Level: Easy
- ⏱️ Prep Time: 20 minutes to assemble, 2 hours for chill time.
- 😋 Taste: Crispy, chewy, sweet, chocolatey, slightly crunchy
- 🍽️ Best Served With: These are great as an after trick-or-treating snack, or serve with a halloween dirt cake graveyard and my mummy hot dogs.
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Trusted Tips and Key Reminders
- Have everything prepped ahead of time! Unwrap the rice krispie treats, pour out the desired amount of sprinkles, and snip the black icing so that as the chocolate melts, you're ready to dip and assemble.
- Use a tempered glass bowl over a boiling pot of water to melt the chocolate, called the double boiler method. This helps to melt the green chocolate evenly AND keeps it from hardening quickly.
- Let the rice krispie treats set a little before dipping into the sprinkles. My first go round of these, the sprinkles slipped right off because the chocolate was still too wet.
The Main Ingredients
- Melting Chocolate - The quality of the chocolate does matter here, as I do not recommend using chocolate chips. I like using these dark green melting chocolate wafers for dipping the rice krispie treats into.
- Rice Krispie Treats - The classic treat is perfect for this, as I did not intend on making homemade rice krispie treats. It's fine if you want to, but the store-bought version makes this a lot easier to do.
- Chocolate Sprinkles - I used the chocolate sprinkles to make hair at the top of the rice krispie treat, but you could also just use regular melted chocolate.
- Candy Eyeballs - I found these spooky candy eyeballs on a whim at the store, but you can always make the eyes or find whatever type of eyeballs you can. If they are not edible, remove before eating (please).
- Icing - While I ended up not using the green or sparkly white, I like the option of making these fun and different! I did use the black writing icing to make the stitches.
Be sure to check out the recipe card at the end of this post for more information about quantities, measurements, and specific cooking instructions.
How to make frankenstein rice krispies
Step 1: Place a medium glass and TEMPERED bowl on top of a medium pot of water, then bring to a boil. Add the melting chocolate wafers, then stir until they are fully melted. Once melted, remove from the heat but keep on top of the pot of water.
Step 2: Dip the unwrapped rice krispie treat into the green melted chocolate halfway, then lay on a cooling rack for a few minutes. Once the chocolate has set for a little while (maybe 5-10 minutes tops), dip into the sprinkles to make "hair". Add the candy eyes and set in the fridge for up to one to two hours. Once fully set, remove, and make the stitches using the black icing.
Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats FAQs
I would suggest setting the rice krispies in the fridge or in an area of the house that will not melt the chocolate. You can individually wrap them or carefully place in a plastic food storage bag.
You can make furrowed slanted lines as eyebrows or even add some red icing for blood! If you have malt balls you can stick them to the sides of the frankenstein head as bolts.
You can, but they won't stay melted for too long. They are not actually intended to fully melt, which is why melting chocolate wafers is the way I suggest.
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Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats
Equipment
- medium pot
- medium bowl
- spatula
- Cooling Rack
Ingredients
- 15 Rice Krispie Treats
- 1 cup Chocolate Sprinkles
- Black Icing
- 1 lb Dark Green Melting Chocolate Wafers
- 30 Candy Eyeballs
Instructions
- Place a medium glass and TEMPERED bowl on top of a medium pot of water, then bring to a boil.
- Add the melting chocolate wafers, then stir until they are fully melted. Once melted, remove from the heat but keep on top of the pot of water.
- Dip the unwrapped rice krispie treat into the green melted chocolate halfway, then lay on a cooling rack for a few minutes.
- Once the chocolate has set for a little while (maybe 5-10 minutes tops), dip into the sprinkles to make "hair".
- Add the candy eyes and set in the fridge for up to one to two hours. Once fully set, remove, and make the stitches using the black icing.
Sha Peace says
all these spooky Halloween treats looks like so much fun to make. I especially like how cute the rice krispie ones look. can't wait to make them