Pumpkin Spice Cereal Treats

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Halloween

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 sticks (12 tbsp.) salted butter, plus more for the pan
  • 3 10-oz. bags marshmallows
  • 18 cups crispy rice cereal
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/4 tsp yellow food coloring
  • 1/4 tsp red food coloring

Directions

  1. Butter a 9×13-inch baking pan and line with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang. Melt 1/2 stick butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add 1 bag of marshmallows and cook, stirring, until melted. Remove from the heat and stir in 6 cups cereal until combined. Firmly press the mixture into the prepared pan and set aside.

  2. Melt the remaining 1 stick butter in a clean pot over medium heat. Add the remaining 2 bags of marshmallows and cook, stirring, until melted. Stir in the pumpkin pie spice and food coloring until blended. Remove from the heat and stir in the remaining 12 cups cereal. Firmly press the orange mixture on top of the plain mixture in the pan. Let cool completely. Use the parchment overhang to lift the treats out of the pan. Cut into squares.

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