Popped Sorghum Pumpkin Krispy Treats
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I can’t believe Halloween is only a few weeks away! But i will be honest the minute October 1st rolls around I am 100% in to all thing Halloween and Fall. Including decorating our house, cooking and baking all things pumpkin and pumpkin spice and creating fun Halloween treats like this Popped Sorghum Pumpkin Krispy Treats. This recipe is a fun spin on Rice Krispy Treats and uses popped sorghum in place of the Rice Krispy’s. I also added natural food dye to the marshmellow mixture to give it the fun orange color and shaped it into balls, topped with a mini Reece’s Peanut Butter Cup for the steam. If you have a nut allergy in the family you could easily swap the peanut butter cup for a pretzel stick instead.
The toasted flavor from the popped sorghum pairs perfectly with the sweetness from the marshmallow mixture. And according to my husband they remind him of one of his childhood favorite cereals Smacks!
For this recipe I popped the sorghum myself because its really hard to find packaged popped sorghum, it’s much cheaper to do it yourself and it’s actually really easy. All you need is a medium to large saute pan with a lid and a stove and the sorghum kernels will pop away!
Have fun making these with your kids and bringing them to any of your Halloween festivities!
- 1.5 cups sorghum kernels (3 cups popped)
- 4 cups mini marshmallows
- 2.5 tablespoons butter
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- natural orange food dye ( I Used McCormick Natural Food Dye: ¼ teaspoon berry, 1 teaspoon sunflower)
- In a medium saute pan over medium high heat add ½ cup of sorghum kernels at a time. Cover and shaking occasionally allow sorghum to pop until popping slows to less than 1 pop per second. Remove popped sorghum from pan and let cool. Repeat with remaining sorghum.
- In the same saute pan over medium heat add butter and let melt, add in marshmallows stirring continuously until marshmallows melt. Turn off heat and add in vanilla and food coloring. Mix to combine. Then add in popped sorghum and mix until combined.
- Spray hands with cooking spray and shape mixture into 12 balls. Top each with a mini Reese's cup or pretzel stick.
