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Cocoa Halloween Cat Treats™
You won't mind these cute little kitties crossing your path. They're gooey, chocolatey fun for you and your kids to make and decorate.
- 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 1 package (10 oz., about 40) regular marshmallows
- - OR -
- 4 cups miniature marshmallows
- 6 cups Cocoa Rice Krispies®
- - OR -
- 6 cups Ready-To-Eat Cereal Rice Krispies®
- Candy corn, jelly beans, candy-coated chocolate pieces and/or black string licorice
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Why use Kellogg's® Rice Krispies®?
Why use Kellogg's® Rice Krispies®?
As the first crisped rice cereal, Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® has been bringing families together in the kitchen for over 80 years.
To experience the timeless flavor, make your Rice Krispies Treats® squares with the original Rice Krispies® brand cereal.
2. Add KELLOGG'S COCOA KRISPIES cereal. Stir until well coated.
3. Using 1/2-cup measuring cup coated with cooking spray divide warm cereal mixture into portions. Using buttered hands shape each portion into ball. Decorate with candy to make cat eyes, nose, mouth, ears and whiskers. Best if served the same day.
MICROWAVE DIRECTIONS:
In microwave-safe bowl heat butter and marshmallows on HIGH for 3 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes. Stir until smooth. Follow steps 2 and 3 above. Microwave cooking times may vary.
Note
For best results, use fresh marshmallows.
1 jar (7 oz.) marshmallow crème can be substituted for marshmallows. Diet, reduced calorie or tub margarine is not recommended.
Store no more than two days at room temperature in airtight container. To freeze, place in single layer on wax paper in airtight container. Freeze for up to 6 weeks. Let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes before serving.
Kellogg's has reduced the sodium content of Rice Krispies to meet current consumer flavor- and nutrition-preferences. Rice Krispies Treats made with the lower sodium cereal taste great without any added salt, but, if you desire, add 1/4 teaspoon salt to the butter before melting. Continue with recipe as directed.
I made them with my kids. and they loved them! Then other peple started making them
Kathreene, KY
Why use Kellogg's® Rice Krispies®?
As the first crisped rice cereal, Kellogg's® Rice Krispies® has been bringing families together in the kitchen for nearly 80 years. The "cereal that talks" captivates adults and children alike, and the classic taste has become one of life's simple pleasures. To experience the timeless flavor, make your Rice Krispies Treats® with the original Rice Krispies® brand cereal.
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1. I just finnished doing the halloween cat, well it is harder then it is listed. It took me 3HRS...yes that is right 3hrs. If you have any idea's of how it is supposed to be fast let me know. The rolling of the rice crispies was the easiest part. But getting everything else to stay put was not very fun. Kids would of been bord and left the project. I did two different things to help make the stuff stick. first I tried just gooing up a marshmellow and using it to make the whiskers stick and then I tried heating up some marshmellow and using it as a glue. So hopefully they stay together until my sons party.
jaime, CA – Posted: 10-30-2008, 3:33 PM
2. Unfortunately, I really don't recommend this recipe. It seemed like such a great idea and fun for the kids but we had a very hard time getting them rolled into balls. We had margarine on our hands and everything. After the mixture had cooled it was a little easier but still not easy enough for small kids. Then we had a really hard time getting everything to stick in place. So the kids just ended up eatting the blob of Rice Krispie mixture and all the candy by themselves! I would try another project next time.
Ashley, NC – Posted: 10-26-2009, 1:35 PM
3. First off, I didn't have Cocoa Rice Krispies, but I had regular. So when I melted the marshmallows I added cocoa powder. They look the same in color onces they are mixed with the Rice Krispies. However, I had a hard time adding the candy decoration. My son was helping me and he was getting frustrated. So we just made Rice Krispies balls. We were very disappointed not to have the cats.
Candace, NH – Posted: 10-22-2009, 2:24 PM
4. I tried this recipe twice. Once with my kids to test it out and then with my daughter's kindergarten class. On the second run, I made the rice krispy treats the night before. I compacted them down twice to make sure they didn't fall apart then put them in the fridge overnight. This made a big difference. Also, I bought some decorative icing that you squirt out of the can and put it in the fridge overnight (it didn't work so well the first time when it was room temp). I let the kids push in the ears on top of the balls. Next, I gave them two squirts of icing to put on the eyes. Then, I gave them a big squirt of icing where the nose goes and they put on the whiskers (I used chocolate twizzlers and cut them very short and thin) and the nose on top of it. All 20 came out great! I can see where people could be very frustrated if they didn't refridgerate the treats and the icing, though.
Mel, NC – Posted: 10-29-2009, 11:08 AM
5. This idea is cute but doesnt work! I tried for hours 2 get those ricekrispies to stay in a ball. They never stayed.
Jennifer, GA – Posted: 10-26-2009, 8:27 PM
6. I thought Jaime in CA could not possibly be right about the time needed to do this, but guess what?? This stuff does NOT stick to the Rice Krispie treat ball! Ugh. I may be up all night.
Helen, OH – Posted: 10-29-2009, 9:28 PM
7. I think that they used frosting to get the candy to stick, at least that's what I would use.
Vicky, MO – Posted: 10-28-2009, 9:28 PM
8. My kids and I made these cat treats with regular Rice Krispies because we wanted them to look like our cat Snowy -- she has white fur.
Kim, Iowa – Posted: 10-01-2008, 12:00 AM