Monster Rice Crispy Treats Recipe

Today I'm sharing a fun and easy monster rice crispy treats recipe that is perfect for cooking with kids this Halloween.

I created this recipe with the help of my little chef Small Child, adapting the classic rice crispy treat recipe by adding in a few healthy extras to give it a little more substance and cutting it into rice crispy bars rather than the classic cupcake shape. This is an easy no-bake recipe that is sure to be a hit for Halloween parties or spooky lunch box treats alike!

It's such an easy recipe that Small Child was able to do the actual making of it himself from start to finish - I did help him cut it into slices but he did everything else all.  We experimented with the quantities as we went along (good for practicing weighing and writing down the numbers!), but this recipe is very flexible and forgiving and you can add in extra ingredients if something takes your fancy!

Monster Rice Crispy Treat Bars

Ingredients:

• 200g dark chocolate
• 75g Rice Krispies
• 50g oats
• 75g raisins
• Edible candy eyeballs*

*You can buy the eyeballs I used in some cake shops or from Amazon UK, but if you can't find them or don't have time to buy them you can also use your own homemade icing eyes or mini marshmallows. Check out this post for details instructions for both of these options: DIY Easy Edible Eyes.

Method:

Line a small roasting tray with baking paper or tin foil.

Start by breaking your chocolate into pieces. Place the broken chocolate into a large microwave safe bowl and heat it gently in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stirring between cooking until the chocolate has melted.

Weigh out the Rice Krispies, oats and raisins and add them to the chocolate. Stir gently until all of the ingredients are well coated in the chocolate.

Pour all of the ingredients into the lined tray and spread out with the back of a spoon until roughly even.

Whilst the chocolate is still warm and melted, carefully add candy eyes to decorate. Pop the tray into the fridge and leave for ½ hour or so until completely cool and set.

Once set, use a sharp knife to cut the slab of rice crispy mixture into bars. I'd recommend cutting whilst still in the tin to keep it from crumbling - dipping the knife in hot water as you go along can also help to cut through the cold chocolate. Store somewhere cool in an airtight container until ready to serve.

As this post is part of my easy recipes for kids series, I've created a simple child-friendly printable recipe sheet to go with this it - click on the photo below to download the recipe sheet and print it yourself (or click here if that doesn’t work for any reason)

If you’d like some more fun and easy Halloween food ideas, check out the rest of the fun Halloween food section here on the Eats Amazing blog, or follow my Halloween Food Pinterest board for ideas from all over the web.  You might also find the rest of my easy recipes for kids section useful – each recipe has been tested by my own little chef, and includes a free printable recipe sheet.

For more sweet Halloween treats have a look at these brilliant recipes from some of my fellow bloggers; Ghost Rice Krispie Pops and Easy Chocolate Halloween Bark from Kerry Cooks, Toxic Swamp Smoothie from Fuss Free Flavours, Spiderweb Chocolate Apples from Fab Food 4 All, Pumpkin Toffee Apple Mini Cakes from BakingQueen74, or Chocolate Pecan Pumpkin Cake from Tin & Thyme.

Happy baking and making!

Grace

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Monster Rice Crispy Treat Bars

Monster rice crispy treats recipe - these fun treat bars are great for cooking with the kids - fun Halloween food idea.

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time1 minute min

Cooling10 minutes mins

Course: Party Food

Cuisine: British, Vegetarian

Servings: 10 bars

Author: Grace Hall

Ingredients

• 200 g dark chocolate
• 75 g Rice Krispies
• 50 g oats
• 75 g raisins
• Edible candy eyeballs

Instructions

• Line a small roasting tray with baking paper or tin foil.
• Start by breaking your chocolate into pieces. Place the broken chocolate into a large microwave safe bowl and heat it gently in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stirring between cooking until the chocolate has melted.
• Weigh out the Rice Krispies, oats and raisins and add them to the chocolate. Stir gently until all of the ingredients are well coated in the chocolate.
• Pour all of the ingredients into the lined tray and spread out with the back of a spoon until roughly even.
• Whilst the chocolate is still warm and melted, carefully add candy eyes to decorate. Pop the tray into the fridge and leave for ½ hour or so until completely cool and set.
• Once set, use a sharp knife to cut the slab of rice crispy mixture into bars. I'd recommend cutting whilst still in the tin to keep it from crumbling - dipping the knife in hot water as you go along can also help to cut through the cold chocolate. Store somewhere cool in an airtight container until ready to serve.

Notes

NOTES: You can buy the eyeballs I used in some cake shops or from Amazon UK, but if you can't find them or don't have time to buy them you can also use your own homemade icing eyes or mini marshmallows. 

I hope you enjoyed this fun food tutorial, do please pin it if you did! For more spooky fun food ideas and recipes for Halloween, check out the Fun Halloween Food section here on the Eats Amazing blog or pop over and follow my Halloween Pinterest boards for inspiration and ideas from all around the web; Halloween Food, Healthy Halloween Food and Halloween Fun.