Description
Make spooky, edible brains using Rice Krispies treats for a Halloween dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
- 1 package (10 oz) marshmallows
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Red food coloring
- Pink food coloring
- Green food coloring (optional, for veins)
Instructions
- Lightly grease a large bowl or cooking spray a sheet of wax paper.
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over low heat.
- Add the marshmallows to the melted butter and stir until completely melted and smooth.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Divide the marshmallow mixture into three equal portions in separate bowls.
- Add red food coloring to the first portion and mix until uniform. Add pink food coloring to the second portion and mix until uniform. Leave the third portion white or add a tiny amount of green coloring for a sickly look.
- Working quickly, take small, random amounts of the colored mixtures and gently press them together without fully mixing them. You want streaks of color.
- Press the combined mixture into a lightly greased brain-shaped mold. If you do not have a mold, shape the mixture by hand into an oblong, slightly lumpy brain shape on wax paper.
- Let the mixture cool and set completely at room temperature for about 30 minutes.
- Carefully remove the Rice Krispie shapes from the molds.
- Use extra food coloring mixed with a tiny bit of water or clear corn syrup to paint thin, squiggly lines on the surface to resemble brain fissures.
Notes
- For a more realistic look, use a small knife to gently score lines into the surface before painting the fissures.
- You can dust the finished brains with powdered sugar for a dusty look.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 5 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brain
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 25
- Sodium: 150
- Fat: 5
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 2
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 58
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 10
Keywords: Halloween, Rice Krispies, brains, treats, dessert, no-bake, spooky