With no corn syrup and no sugar-filled marshmallows in the recipe, these peanut butter rice krispy treats are a not-so-spooky snack you can feel good about making this Halloween!
Rice Krispies Treat Ghosts! Sweet, sticky, salty, and scary delicious.
Complete with little chocolate chip eyeballs. I consumed many eyeballs in the process of making these peanut buttery treats. 😕
Spooky Rice Krispies Treats
(Makes 12-16 squares)
Adapted from Homemade Rice Crispy Treats
- 3 cups rice crispies (regular, gf, or brown) (90g)
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt (I used salted pb, too)
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp peanut butter (or another nut butter, or sunbutter) (140g)
- 1/2 cup sticky sweetener ( (I used agave. Honey will work, but not for strict vegans. Brown rice syrup will also work, but it’s not as sweet so you might want to add a little more.)
- melted coconut butter or white chocolate (You can find vegan white chocolate online… I’m also working on a homemade recipe that is almost ready to post. Stay tuned.)
- popsicle sticks or skewers (optional)
- mini chocolate chips for the eyes (plus extras to eat while you work!)
Mix your nut butter, sweetener, and salt. Melt (either in the microwave or stove) until it can be stirred into a lump-free paste, then add the vanilla extract and pour over the cereal. Stir very well, making sure to coat all the crispies. Line a pan (8×8) with wax paper and spread the mixture evenly into the pan. Place a sheet of wax paper on top of the mixture, then press down as firmly as you can. Really press it down, and use a can or book to press even more firmly! Freeze for at least 30 minutes before slicing, then insert popsicle sticks if desired. These treats can be stored in the freezer, in the fridge, or loosely covered in a cool, dry place.
View Rice Krispies Treats Nutrition Facts
And another post-bite picture:
Do you like ghost stories or scary movies?
When I was in Girl Scouts, one of my favorite parts of our camping trips was sitting around the fire and telling ghost stories. (My other favorite part was sneaking bites of the plain Hershey’s bars when we were supposed to be making s’mores. Burnt marshmallows are overrated.)
I’ve also watched Casper more times than I can count. But I scare easily and much prefer funny ghost stories to terrifying ones like The Shining or The Ring.
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Lacey @ My Boring Closet says
SO CUTE! I can’t wait to make these!
Samantha says
Very fun! I might even walk to the store for ingredients (broken car). Can you store them coated (love the coconut butter option) or do you just dip as ready to eat. 🙂 Knowing me I will just coat them and store them…but curious with your experience.
To a point I don’t mind scary/suspenseful movies, for me it is the gore I don’t do as well with and things have gotten incredibly realistic as technology has improved.
Have a great week! (I have been eating a lot of your pancakes lately)
Tanya @ Playful and Hungry says
I am pretty sure you can store them coated in the refrigerator!
Samantha says
Thanks! I ended up making the betterfingers last night instead (was a REALLY tough decision though).
🙂
Sarah @ Feeeding the Brain and Body says
These are so great! I rarely spend time decorating food, but around the holiday’s it seems that it is totally worth it! You can never go wrong with a rice krispy treat! 🙂
Eating 4 Balance says
Definitely ghost stories! Scary stories are too realistic and will have me freaked out for weeks, afraid to look in my closet. Ghosts on the other hand… I mean, who doesn’t love Casper? 😀 Do you like watching scary movies? Now, THOSE I could probably do without in my life.
Love all of the awesome Halloween treats!
Emilia says
I seriously cannot get over how adorable these are, they just make me want to smile! I’ll definitely be trying to make these (or a version of them) for halloween this year. Too cute 🙂
Melissa @ My Whole Food Life says
Super cute idea! Totally making them for my daughter. Last week we made coconut banana ghost pops! Looking forward to the vegan white chocolate recipe! I bought some on amazon and I was not impressed.
LJ Briar says
Adorable recipe!
Love both ghost stories and scary movies, but I’m picky about the movies. I’m not interested in plain slasher flicks, or the so-called horrific and, thankfully, fading, “torture porn” genre. But the Shining is one of my favourite movies of all time, and I love Insidious, Let Me In, movies like that.
Boo says
I have a halloween guest who cannot eat nuts – any sub ideas??
It is putting paid to so may CCK recipes – we have to avoid coconut too! Aargh!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Sunbutter or Soynut butter or Peabutter are nut-free pb-type spreads.
Boo says
Not sure where I can get those in the UK before Saturday! Oh well. I will know for next time.
melissa @ my whole food life says
sun buttet is a good option for those with nut allergy. 🙂
melissa @ my whole food life says
sun butter I meant. Silly phone!
Freddie says
I thought you didn’t like white chocolate? But if you’ve changed your mind, that’s great because I love it!
I like ghost stories much more than scary movies. I’d say they’re better because they’re not scary, just fun, but that’s not quite true because once when I was at a sleepover with my cousins, we were sleeping out on the sundeck, next to a barbecue, so I told this story about this “hunch-backed old lady who could transform into a barbecue”, and it wasn’t really that great of a story, but within minutes of me telling the story, we all had to go back inside, because the barbecue was making these weird creaking noises, and I swear it looked like it was moving closer. Best. Sleepover. Ever.
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Naw, I still don’t really like it ;). But so many people keep asking for it! (I don’t loathe it; it’s just not my first choice–or second or third–for a dessert.)
Justine says
So cute!! Do you think this would work with popped/puffed quinoa instead of rice crispies? http://healthyfamilycookin.blogspot.com/2012/04/popped-quinoa.html
Please let me know:) Thanks!!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Sorry, I haven’t tried it so I really don’t know.
Erin | The Law Student's Wife says
So freaking cute Katie! Love! This is such a simple, but perfect idea for a Halloween treat. Also, I’m super impressed that you are coming up w/ vegan white chocolate. You’re a champ!
Katie @ Peace Love & Oats says
Those are too cute! and we did the same in Girl Scouts or just sleep overs. I had one friend who was so good at telling creepy ghost stories!
Ali says
Those look so good!
Chocolate Covered Lazy says
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
[email protected] OmNom Love says
Yum! I love rice krispy treats, but I haven’t had one in forever since going gluten-free. These sound ridiculously easy and delicious! I’ll put them on my list of things to make!
I don’t actually like scary movies, but if there’s a little suspense in one it’s okay. Like, the Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter, and the Hunger Games. If the genre says “suspense” or “horror” I generally don’t watch it.
Donna says
No need for deprivation with the Rice Krispy treats if you’re gluten free…so is RICE …and so are rice krispy treats…Now if we could just reduce the glycemic index factor…sigh!!
Olivia @ OmNom Love says
It wasn’t until a few weeks ago that I realized that Kellogg makes a gluten-free rice krispies now. I’m putting it on the grocery list today, so (hopefully) we’ll be able to make some rice krispy treats this week. 🙂
Olivia says
EDIT: Oh my goodness these are amazing! Could hardly stop myself from eating the whole pan! Thanks for the great recipe Katie!
Lauren says
That looks really good. I’m going to try and see if I can make this for Halloween.
Alexa says
Just made these! They were super simple, and they seriously taste fantastic. I just kept them as rice crispy treats (no ghosts for me), and they are still great!
I used Better’n Peanut Butter (Low Sodium), and, because it’s a little sweeter than regular peanut butter, I cut the agave in half. Honestly, I think agave could be omitted completely if using Better’n Peanut Butter. Just the right amount of salty and sweet!
Thanks, Katie!
Teri says
It’s cute but extruded grains like in most breakfast cereal are terrible for you and have caused rapid death in test animals.
Donna says
+1,,,,Terri..as per what I’ve read recently…What do you think could be substituted here…popped quinoa perhaps?
Donna says
Sorry!…I meant to not mispell your name..Teri!…
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Please remember that people and animals are different, which is one of the reasons animal testing is so flawed. For example, raisins and chocolate are also poisonous to many animals, but obviously not to humans.
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
The other problem with animal tests like the one you noted is that these animals are force fed massive quantities of the one food (and nothing else). Even if an animal were fed a diet solely consisting of broccoli, it would be unhealthy (acid poisoning). And yet broccoli is one of the healthiest foods we can eat!
But if you do try it with popped quinoa, I’d love to hear the results. Someone else was asking earlier in the comment section if it would work, and I couldn’t give her an answer because I hadn’t tried it.
New Chocolate Covered Katie fan!!! says
Sooo excited to try these!
Kayla says
Hi Katie!
I can’t wait for the white chocolate recipe, it’s my weakness. Did you hear about the Texas State Veggie Fair that took place yesterday? It was phenomenal. So much food!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
I did! Unfortunately I couldn’t go, but it looked really awesome.
Justin says
These look good. I noticed your nutrition information page. Props on that! My area of expertise is nutrition so that was cool you added that in.
I noticed you mentioned using almond or cashew butter instead of peanut butter. Cashew is SO good but too expensive. I can’t believe how many people have peanut allergies these days!
Melissa says
I LOVE ghost stories & scary movies! This is my favorite time of year, in fact I spent most of the day in front of the TV watching America’s Most Haunted on the Travel Channel! Wish I’d had these PB Ghosts to nibble on (note to self for next year’s AMH marathon!)
Spencer says
Another great recipe Katie. My kids would love it!
Tanya @ Playful and hungry says
Those look so cute! However, I never really liked those chewy, crispy rice treats. Never understood why all the kids loved them!
Ty/cameraphonevegan.com says
super cute and sounds yummy!
Leanne @ Healthful Pursuit says
Ah, I’m such a weakling when it comes to scary movies. I still get spooked when the TV goes all grey. I think a chick’s going to walk through the TV all backwards and drag me into her well. Darn that stupid ring movie…
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
Oh my gosh these are so adorable!!! I like scary stories over movies. I think because most movies are so goorey! (Did I spell that right?)
Julia Marks says
These are so cute. How can you eat one? Or two?
I wouldn’t watch a scary movie if my life depended on it. I have. A couple of times. And that’s enough, as far as I am concerned.
Scary stories don’t scare me, though. So they’re good.