Make skull-shaped Rice Krispie Treats using white chocolate cereal treat mixture shaped in a skull pan. Serve the plain skulls for Halloween or decorated sugar skulls for the Day of the Dead.
6ounceswhite candy melts or white chocolate chips(1 cup)
3ouncesblack candy melts
optional 4-6 ounces colored candy melts in a variety of colors or royal icing to decorate the sugar skulls
Instructions
Grease a large mixing bowl with butter or baking spray.
Pour the Rice Krispies Cereal into the bowl and set it aside.
Cut the salted butter into small pieces and place them a medium-large saucepan.
Set the pan over LOW heat.
Stir in the marshmallows and white chocolate.
Stir often, until about 75% of the marshmallows and white chocolate have melted.
Then remove the pan from the heat and stir vigorously until it all melts.
Pour the melted marshmallows over the cereal and stir until well coated.
Allow the marshmallow cereal treat mixture to cool for a few minutes until it's cool enough to handle.
Meanwhile, grease one skull cavity in a non-stick skull cakelet pan with butter.
Pinch off a handful of the cooled cereal and roll it into an oval.
Press the oval into the skull pan.
Flatten out the top surface and remove any excess cereal if needed.
Run a thin, plastic, blender spatula or thin plastic knife around the head of the skull and lift it out of the pan.
Pipe melted black candy melts into the eye socket, nose, and over the teeth of the skull.
If desired, decorate the skulls to look like sugar skulls using melted colored candy melts or royal icing.
Either dab the colors on using a food-use-only paintbrush or pipe on your design using pastry bags filled with the candy melts or royal icing.
If using candy melts, pop the decorated skull into the freeze for just a few minutes until the candy hardens. Let it rest at room temperature for about 30 minutes before packaging.
If using royal icing. allow the icing to harden completely before packaging. This may take overnight.
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Notes
Store your Rice Krispie Treat Skulls in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
You can make and freeze the Rice Krispie Treats for up to 3 months if well wrapped and stored in an airtight container. To thaw, remove the container from the freezer, set it on the counter for several hours before opening. This will keep condensation from forming on the candy melts.