Witch Craft: A Halloween Edible Sculpture

I’ve been making this Rice Krispie Treat Witch for over 25 years.  It’s a D’Arcy tradition. Now you can make it too!  Here are the instructions. 

Rice Krispie Treat Witch’s Head

Ingredients for one batch (2 batches for witch’s head and 1 batch for witch’s fingers):
3 Tbps Margarine
40 large (not jumbo) Marshmallows
8 cups Rice Krispies
1 box Black licorice
1 roll of Red Fruit Rollup
3 Sour balls or round candies for the eyes and warts
1 box wooden toothpicks
1 12-oz jar or can
12″ foil
1 12″-Witch’s hat

Instructions:
1.  Cover the jar or can with foil.
2.  Place it in the center of a display tray.
3.  Heat the margarine over low heat in a large 4 quart stewing pan
4.  When the margarine is sizzling, add 40 marshmallows.
5.  Stir mixture over medium heat until  marshmallows are completely melted with no lumps.
6.  Add 2 cups of Rice Krispies and stir into the marshmallow mixture. 
7.  Continue to add 2 cups until all 8 cups are added to the marshmallow mixture.
8.  Turn the heat off but leave the pan on the stove to keep the mixture warm.
9.  With wet hands, grab about 1 cup of the mixture and press around the foil covered can/jar.
10.  Keep pressing the mixture around the can/jar until it’s completely covered with Rice Krispie Treats.
11.  Shape the top of the head with about 1 1/2″ of Rice Krispie Treats to make the top of the head round.
12.  Then add Rice Krispie Treats to form the face and neck. Be careful to press with lots of pressure to hold the Rice Krispie Treats in place. 
13.  Add more thickness around the cheek bones.
14.  Then add a 1/2 a cup of the Rice Krispie Treats to form the chin.
15.  Do the same for the nose. Keep pressing hard to ensure that it will stay together at room temperature.
16.  Put the witch’s hat on the Rice Krispie Treat witch to make sure it fits.  Adjust your witch’s head accordingly.
17.  With your thumbs, create the indentation for the eye sockets.
18.  Give the face character by pulling in the cheek bones and forming the neck.
19.  When you like the shape of your witch’s head, add the eye balls.  Round hard candy works well. You can also cut licorice to create interesting shapes.
20.  Cut red lips out of red fruit rollups or red licorice.
21.  Place a black wart on the nose or chin by using a hard candy or licorice.
22.  Use the melted marshmallows to “glue” the eyes, mouth and wart in  place.
23.  Attach the witch’s hair (licorice) with wooden toothpicks.  Cut the toothpicks in half and secure the licorice around the top of the witch’s head. Make sure that the toothpicks are on top of the head so the witch’s hat fits over them. You can split the licorice in half (lengthwise) to make the hair thinner and to get more coverage.
24.  Make additional batches of Rice Krispie Treats as needed to complete the witches head and to make witch’s fingers.
25.  To make witch’s fingers, roll the Rice Krispie Treats into 1″ tubes and press them so they look mangled. (You can also make Rice Krispie Treat balls or squares)
26.  Cut red nails out of red fruit rollups, and press hard onto the Rice Krispie Treat fingers to they stay in place.
27.  Cover your witch’s head and fingers with clear wrap and place in the refrigerator until it will be displayed.
28.  It’s best eaten at room temperature, so bring it out of the refrigerator about 30 minutes before serving.

Have fun and enjoy!