Jack-o'-Lanterns

Name: Jack-o'-Lanterns
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter or margarine; 3 cups miniature marshmallows; 3 drops red food color; 2 drops yellow food color; 5 cups Cheerios™ cereal; 12 to 15 whole cashews; Assorted gumdrops, raisins, candy-coated chocolate pieces, licorice; 1 tube (4.25 oz) Betty Crocker™ white decorating icing

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Updated Jun 30, 2015

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Prep Time 30 min
Total 45 min
Servings 12
Ingredients 8

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Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter or margarine
3 cups miniature marshmallows
3 drops red food color
2 drops yellow food color
5 cups Cheerios™ cereal
12 to 15 whole cashews
Assorted gumdrops, raisins, candy-coated chocolate pieces, licorice
1 tube (4.25 oz) Betty Crocker™ white decorating icing

Instructions

Step
1

Place sheet of waxed paper on work surface. In 2-quart saucepan, heat butter and marshmallows over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in both food colors until mixture is orange. Stir in cereal until evenly coated.
Step
2

Lightly spray hands with cooking spray. For each pumpkin, shape about 1/3 cup cereal mixture into a ball. Press 1 cashew into top center of ball for stem. Place balls on waxed paper. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
Step
3

Attach raisins and candies with decorating icing to make faces on pumpkins. Store in loosely covered container.

Nutrition

130 Calories

4g Total Fat

1g Protein

21g Total Carbohydrate

7g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Pumpkin

Calories: 130

Calories from Fat: 35

Total Fat: 4g; 6%

Saturated Fat: 2g; 10%

Trans Fat: 0g

Cholesterol: 10mg; 3%

Sodium: 85mg; 4%

Potassium: 85mg; 2%

Total Carbohydrate: 21g; 7%

Dietary Fiber: 6g; 24%

Sugars: 7g

Protein: 1g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%; 0%

Vitamin C: 4%; 4%

Calcium: 4%; 4%

Iron: 10%; 10%

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;

Jack-o'-Lanterns

Jack-o'-Lanterns

Ingredients

Instructions

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Pumpkin

% Daily Value*:

Exchanges:

Carbohydrate Choice

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