Rice Cereal Treat Pumpkins

Ingredients
¼ cup butter
3 cups mini marshmallows
6 cups rice cereal
1 tsp. vanilla
Orange gel food coloring
Chocolate almond bark
Braided pretzel sticks
Pretzel sticks

Directions
1. In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add the marshmallows. Stir until the marshmallows
have completely melted. Add the vanilla. Mix in a few drops of orange gel food coloring until the
desired color has been achieved. Remove from heat.
2. Stir in the rice cereal. Mix well with the melted marshmallow mixture.
3. Lay out a sheet of wax paper. Use floured hands to form 2” and 4” balls. Place balls onto wax
paper. Press a braided pretzel stick into the top of each large ball and half of a regular pretzel stick
into the top of each small ball to create the “pumpkin stem”.
4. Melt the chocolate almond bark according to the directions on the package.
5. Place the melted chocolate almond bark into a Ziploc® plastic bag making sure bag is securely
closed. Cut a small hole in one tip of the plastic bag.
6. Pipe the melted chocolate almond bark onto the pumpkin balls forming faces or words. (Caution:
bag may be hot from the melted almond bark!)
MICROWAVE DIRECTIONS:
Microwave butter with marshmallows on high for 2 minutes in a microwave safe mixing bowl. Stir
together. Continue to microwave 1 minute intervals until completely melted.