Signs & Taste of Fall
Caramel pumpkin spice rice crispy treats:

Today certainly doesn’t feel like Fall, but when I looked out over our balcony and saw that hay and pumpkins had been delivered out front, it spurred me on to think “what can I make today that taste and makes me think that Fall is here?” And then I remembered that our daughter, Christi, texted me something that she and our granddaughter Kenley made last week that sounded like the perfect Fall snack that possibly wouldn’t send us to ER with sugar overload! I have to admit that I’m not a huge rice crispy fan, but because this recipe had a layer of melted caramel in it, I figured that it might win me over! And win me over it did! Admitting that I cut 3 pieces to place on a plate for a picture, telling my self that after taking the picture, I would just put the 3 pieces back in the pan to share with our grandson tonight at dinner! Two of the pieces didn’t make it back in the pan, nor did the first piece I cut to get out the following three for the picture!
My name is trudy and I’m now a pumpkin spice caramel rice crispyholic. These are delicious and took all of 15 min to make! Beware that you will end up running to store to buy more marshmallows, caramels and rice crispies to make anothe batch after you have devoured the first pan!

Caramel Pumpkin Spice Rice crispy Treats!

6 cups rice crispies
1 package caramel bits or individually wrapped caramels (I used the bits and followed directions on back in melting them)
5 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
3 tables butter
2 tsp pumpkin spice seasoning
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Melt caramel bits with 2 tablespoons water to pan and melt over low heat stirirmg often. While caramels are melting
In small pan, Melt butter over low heat in another pan, adding the pumpkin pie spice seasoning and vanilla! Stir until combined and add marshmallows to pan. When marshmallow mixture is all melted and combined, pour over the rice crispies and stir until well mixed. Put half of the marshmallow mixture and a 9 inch square ² pan that you have sprayed with Pam then pour the caramel mixture over this bottom layer evenly distributing it over the crispies, then top with remaining rice crispy mixture.
It was easier to spray my fingers with Pam before trying to put the rice crispy treat mixture into the pan and then over the caramel layer ! Worked like a charm!
Sprinkler fall sprinkles over the top!
Made a pig out of myself but you can forget that part!!