Add a pumpkin grin and more to simple marshmallow treats made from crunchy Cheerios®.
Cereal Jack-o'-Lanterns
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 0 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup margarine or butter
- 1 (10-oz.) pkg. regular marshmallows
- Betty Crocker™ orange gel food color
- 6 cups Cheerios™ Cereal
- Betty Crocker™ chocolate decorating icing
- Black string licorice
- Candy corn
- Gumdrops
Instructions
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Step1Line cookie sheets with waxed paper. In large saucepan, melt margarine and marshmallows over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in food color until well blended. Add cereal; stir until well coated.
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Step2Spray 1/3 cup measuring cup with nonstick cooking spray. Place rounded 1/3 cupfuls of mixture onto waxed paper-lined cookie sheets. Shape into 3-inch rounds, about 1/2 inch thick.
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Step3Decorate rounds with icing, licorice and candy corn to make jack-o'-lantern faces. Flatten gumdrops; shape into leaves and eyes. Attach to top of jack-o'-lanterns with icing. Place on waxed paper; let stand about 10 minutes or until firm.
Nutrition
135
Calories
4g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
23g
Total Carbohydrate
10g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie (without decorations)
- Calories
- 135
- Calories from Fat
- 35
- Total Fat
- 4g
- 6%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 5%
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 150mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 23g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 10g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 16%
- 16%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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