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  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Servings 8
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Enjoy these colorful and crunchy cereal snack balls made using Cheerios® cereal and marshmallows - perfect for dessert.
Updated Dec 2, 2010
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Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 40 large marshmallows
  • 1/2 teaspoon green food color
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 cups Cheerios™ cereal
  • Small gumdrops, sliced or cut into pieces

Steps

  • 1
    Place a sheet of waxed paper on the kitchen counter.
  • 2
    Place the butter and 32 of the marshmallows in a 3-quart saucepan. Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is smooth. Remove the saucepan from the heat.
  • 3
    Stir in the food color and vanilla until the mixture is evenly colored. Stir in the cereal until it is evenly coated.
  • 4
    Lightly spray your hands with cooking spray. For each ball, shape about 1/2 cup cereal mixture into a ball around 1 of the remaining marshmallows. Press the gumdrop pieces into the balls to decorate. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Store the balls in a loosely covered container.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    You don't have to wait for a holiday to create these yummy cereal balls. Make them whatever color you like--whenever you like.

Nutrition

240 Calories, 5g Total Fat, 2g Protein, 47g Total Carbohydrate, 26g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Ball
Calories
240
Calories from Fat
50
Total Fat
5g
8%
Saturated Fat
2 1/2g
12%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
4%
Sodium
180mg
8%
Potassium
50mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
47g
16%
Dietary Fiber
1g
6%
Sugars
26g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
2%
2%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
25%
25%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 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;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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