6 cups rice krispies cereal
3 tbsp butter
1 (10 oz) package mini marshmallows
orange gel food coloring
pretzel sticks
non-stick cooking spray
Measure out rice krispies cereal and pour into a bowl. Melt butter in a 4 quart non-stick saucepan or pot over medium-low heat.
Add marshmallows and stir and as they begin to melt start adding in the gel food coloring until desired color is achieved. Stir constantly until marshmallows have melted.
Remove from heat then immediately pour in rice krispies cereal and gently stir and fold with a spatula until cereal is evenly coated. Let mixture cool slightly (until it’s cool enough to handle with your hands).Spray hands with non-stick cooking spray then shape rice krispie treat mixture into balls about the size of a baseball (or golf ball for smaller “pumpkins”), then insert 1 piece of the pretzel stick into the top center and reshape the pumpkin as needed. Store in airtight container.
