Ingredients
- 6 cups Rice Krispies style cereal
- 3 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 bag (10 oz) mini marshmallows
- 1 tsp Watkins Original Gourmet Baking Vanilla®
- Watkins Natural Food Coloring (Red + Yellow for orange)
- Pretzel sticks (for stems)
Instructions
1. In a large pot, melt butter over low heat.
2. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted and smooth.
3. Remove from heat and stir in Watkins Original Gourmet Baking Vanilla®.
4. Add Watkins Natural Food Coloring: a few drops of yellow plus a small amount of red until you reach your desired orange shade. Mix well.
5. Stir in Rice Krispies cereal until evenly coated.
6. Let mixture cool slightly (but not fully set). With buttered hands, scoop about ½ cup portions and shape into balls to form pumpkins.
7. Press a pretzel stick into the top of each ball to form the pumpkin stem.
8. Let cool & set completely before serving.
