This fun and easy Halloween dessert recipe uses Cheerios®, marshmallows and Betty Crocker® Whipped frosting – cereal bar cupcakes that look like candy corn!
No-Bake Candy Corn Cereal Treats
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 40 min
- Servings 15
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 1 bag (10.5 oz) miniature marshmallows (5 1/2 cups)
- 6 cups original Cheerios™ cereal, slightly crushed
- 1 cup candy corn
- 2 tubs (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Vanilla Frosting
- 1/2 teaspoon yellow paste food color
- 3/4 teaspoon orange paste food color
- 1 tablespoon white, orange and yellow candy sprinkles
Instructions
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Step1Place paper baking cup in each of 15 regular-size muffin cups; spray paper cups with cooking spray. In large microwavable bowl, microwave butter uncovered on High about 45 seconds or until melted.
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Step2Add marshmallows; toss until coated. Microwave uncovered on High about 1 minute 30 seconds, stirring after 45 seconds, until mixture can be stirred smooth. Immediately add cereal and candy corn; stir until evenly coated.
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Step3Firmly press about 1/2 cup cereal mixture into each muffin cup. Cool about 15 minutes or until firm. Remove from pan.
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Step4In small bowl, mix 1 1/2 cups frosting and yellow food color. In another small bowl, mix 1 1/4 cups frosting and orange food color. Leave remaining frosting white. Spoon each color frosting into separate quart-size resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bags. Cut off 1/2-inch corner of bags; squeeze bags to pipe frosting in layers on cupcakes to look like candy corn. Decorate with candy sprinkles.
Nutrition
400
Calories
13g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
66g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 400
- Total Fat
- 13g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 190mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 66g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 0%
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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