Your favorite childhood treat gets the pumpkin spice treatment! Pumpkin Spice Rice Krispie Treats made with instant JELL-O pudding, pumpkin spice mix, and topped with melted white chocolate. Perfect for Halloween.
I have a simple love of putting pudding mix into my Rice Krispie treats. Gives them a whole new flavor, and keeps them moist! It’s a secret to how to make rice krispie treats that are perfect every time.
I did it with Banana Rice Krispie Treats and Pistachio Rice Krispie Treats and now it’s time for a fall version!
Pumpkin All the Things
Want to hear my new motto? Every dessert is a pumpkin dessert if you try hard and believe in yourself.
From September to December, I want pumpkin in EVERYTHING.
- Cookies– Pumpkin Oatmeal cookies
- Cupcakes– Pumpkin Cupcakes
- Coffee- Pumpkin Cream cold brew
- Breakfast– Pumpkin Cinnamon rolls
In fact, much of the time I don’t need the real pumpkin so much as I need the pumpkin spices. You can’t have fall without cinnamon, nutmeg and a touch of ginger to warm things up.
If you like pumpkin spice even half as much as I do, you NEED to try these! And if you love rice krispie treats, well, get to the kitchen now.
Soft, sticky, gooey rice krispie goodness filled with pumpkin spice flavor and topped with a thin layer of white chocolate.
Swooning guaranteed. Try our pumpkin pie rice krispie treats or this super moist and delicious batch of pumpkin spice bars next!
Ingredient Notes
- JELL-O Mix – Vanilla instant pudding mix is the perfect sweet addition to our krispie treats.
- Pumpkin Pie Spice- using store bought spice mix works, or make a jar of homemade pumpkin pie spice to use in all your fall baking!
- Marshmallows – I used regular sized marshmallows this time. 10 ounces of mini marshmallows work too. Make sure they’re FRESH. I promise it makes a difference. Homemade marshmallows work great too.
- White chocolate – White chocolate morsels melted in the microwave add a beautiful and creamy touch to these treats. For smoother melting, you can also use Ghirardelli white chocolate melting wafers.
- Sprinkles – To make your pumpkin rice krispies more festive, use colorful sprinkles! For Halloween, consider orange and black ones, or use a mix of autumn colors like yellow, orange and brown.
Step by Step Instructions
- Melt butter. Use a large pot to melt the butter over medium high heat. Add marshmallows and stir until melted and smooth, over low heat.
- Add cereal. Once melted, add pudding mix and pumpkin pie spice. Mix until smooth. Fold in cereal.
- Pour in to the pan. Pour mixture into buttered foil lined rimmed baking pan (or parchment paper). Lightly press the mixture into the pan.
- Toppings. Spread melted white chocolate over top of treats and sprinkle immediately with sprinkles. Allow to set about 1 hour. Cut into bars and enjoy!
Tips and Tricks
- Use a LIGHT touch when pressing the treats into the pan. If you press too hard the treats will dry out and become hard. I repeat, DO NOT press hard. To keep your hands from getting sticky when pressing the treats into the pan, dampen your fingers with water first.
- I use the butter wrapper to grease the pan. This adds just the right amount of butter to keep the treats from sticking without making them oily.
Recipe FAQs
In my house, they only last as long as my willpower allows! You can store these at room temperature in a tight container and they’ll keep well for 2-3 days.
Yes! I love making “rice krispie treats” with other cereals. Golden Grahams or Cinnamon Toast Crunch would be a perfect match for the pumpkin spice.
Nope. I mean, you COULD freeze rice krispie treats, but it would result in a stale treat and sadness. I’m devoted to only enjoying the best rice krispie treats so I strongly advise you just store these at room temperature.
More Fall Recipes
- Pumpkin Fudge
- Apple Crisp Macchiato
- Apple Crumble
- Sweet Potato Casserole
- Pumpkin Pie Recipe
- Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
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Pumpkin Spice Rice Krispie Treats
Ingredients
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- 10 ounce bag marshmallows
- 1 box vanilla instant pudding mix 3.4 ounce
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice mix
- 5 cups rice krispies cereal
- 1 cup white chocolate chips melted
- sprinkles
Instructions
- Line a 9-inch square baking pan with foil. Grease the foil with butter (I use the butter wrapper to grease the foil dish). Or use parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large pot, melt butter over medium heat. Add in marshmallows and stir constantly until melted (reduce heat to low). Remove from heat and quickly stir in pudding mix and pumpkin spice. Fold in cereal.
- Pour mixture into buttered foil pan. Press treats into pan (but not too hard, that will dry them out).
- Spread melted white chocolate over top of treats and sprinkle immediately with sprinkles. Allow to set about 1 hour. Cut and serve. ENJOY.
Notes
- Use a LIGHT touch when pressing the treats into the pan. If you press too hard the treats will dry out and become hard. I repeat, DO NOT press hard. To keep your hands from getting sticky when pressing the treats into the pan, dampen your fingers with water first.
- I use the butter wrapper to grease the pan. This adds just the right amount of butter to keep the treats from sticking without making them oily.
Nutrition
Stop everything and go make a pan of these Pumpkin Spice Rice Krispie Treats!
My FAVORITE flavor of rice krispie treats yet!! What a terrific flavor combo. Perfect for fall.
The kids and I made these yesterday and they are delicious! So easy too. The pan is just about empty so I think I will hide the rest while they are at school.
Thanks a lot for this amazing recipe! So easy to make and tasted really delicious! Fam loves it, will have it again! Highly recommended!
Just ran across this recipe. looks yummy. I was wondering if you could use vanilla pudding with the spices for pumpkin pie?
There was no pumpkin spice pudding at the store But I found an alternative. They have pumpkin spice marshmallows! I got those, added a bit of pumpkin pie spice the same time I added vanilla pudding.
Turned out So yummy, they only lasted a short time in the house.
What a great substitute!!
Just wondering,, can these treats be froze,, or will they go soggy,,, can anyone help me out on this,, thanks so much
Yum! I’m going to try these with a drizzle of cream cheese frosting instead of the white chocolate!
mine came out so soggy. What did I do wrong??@@?
I have no idea.
The original RKT recipe calls for 6 cups of cereal. I wonder if adding that extra cup will make the difference.
Love this idea! I make pumpkin spice cocoa mix with my pumpkin spice cocoa, never thought of this! It’s going on my to-do list! Thanks for posting!!
Pumpkin spice anything is a favorite. Halloween is the best time of the year in my opinion. Pinning to make in a few months!
I had the problem of not buying enough of the pumpkin spice pudding last year. Learned my lesson & stocked up this year. Now I’m on a qhest to find the gingerbread pudding. Sounds awesome. Thanks for sharing with us.
(If you are in the Northeast or New England I found the pudding at Hannnaford as
well.)
I love your presentation. I need to duplicate it to take for my coworkers. I think they would love these.
Pudding makes everything better! What an adorable presentation, I love a rice krispie treat, I’m sure I’d love it with pumpkin spice pudding mix in it!
Aimee, I’m making this recipe today!! No Walmart’s in DT Chicago, but I’m going to check out every grocery store in a 5 mile radius to find pumpkin spice pudding. Any good substitutes in case I can’t find it?? Thanks! Meghan from The Tasty Fork
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What a wonderful way to dress up rice krispie treats! I love this. I just came by from the Gooseberry Patch. Please do stop by soon. Blessings, Catherine