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Jack-o'-Lanterns

Need a party activity? Let the kids decorate cereal pumpkins, using their imaginations and a few extras.
Prep Time: 30 min
Total Time: 45 min
Makes: 12 to 15 pumpkins
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3tablespoons butter or margarine
3cups miniature marshmallows
3drops red food color
2drops yellow food color
5cups Cheerios® cereal
12to 15 whole cashews
Assorted gumdrops, raisins, candy-coated chocolate pieces, licorice
1tube (4.25 oz) Betty Crocker® white decorating icing
Serve with...
Hot Spiced Cider Hot Spiced Cider
Total Time: 15 min
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.
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.
3.Attach raisins and candies with decorating icing to make faces on pumpkins. Store in loosely covered container.
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Variation
Red and yellow food colors make orange. What about red and blue? Green and yellow? Remember: There's no rule saying these pumpkins have to be orange.

Nutrition Information:

1 Pumpkin: Calories 130 (Calories from Fat 35); Total Fat 4g (Saturated Fat 2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 85mg; Total Carbohydrate 21g (Dietary Fiber 6g, Sugars 7g); Protein 1Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 4%; Calcium 4%; Iron 10Exchanges: 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 1/2 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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