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Holiday Cereal Bears

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  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 7
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Crunchy treats with marshmallow and cereal are always a favorite, and these, with chocolate flavor and fun animal shapes, are sure to be hits.
Updated May 5, 2010
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 (10-oz.) pkg. regular marshmallows
  • 6 cups Nestlé® Nesquik™ Cereal
  • 1 tablespoon chocolate chips
  • 7 small candy hearts
  • 7 miniature red candy-coated chocolate baking bits
  • 14 miniature blue candy-coated chocolate baking bits
  • 21 miniature green candy-coated chocolate baking bits
  • Red chewy fruit snack rolls (from 4.5-oz. pkg.)

Steps

  • 1
    Melt butter in Dutch oven over medium-low heat. Add marshmallows; cook until marshmallows are melted, stirring frequently. Stir in cereal until well coated. Cool 5 minutes.
  • 2
    Meanwhile, line large cookie sheet with waxed paper; spray paper with nonstick cooking spray. Spray inside of 5 to 6-inch open bear cookie cutter. Place sprayed cookie cutter on sprayed waxed paper. Generously butter or spray hands and fingers.
  • 3
    Press cereal mixture into cookie cutter, packing tightly. Remove cookie cutter; place in different spot on waxed paper. Continue forming bears until all mixture is used. If necessary, respray cookie cutter.
  • 4
    Place chocolate chips in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH for 30 seconds; stir until melted and smooth. If necessary, microwave an additional 20 seconds. Attach candy heart to each bear with small amount of melted chocolate.
  • 5
    With melted chocolate, attach red baking bits for noses, blue baking bits for eyes and green baking bits for buttons. Cut strips of chewy fruit snack rolls and tie around neck of each bear. Let stand 30 minutes to set. Wrap each bear in plastic wrap; tie ribbon around neck.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Can't find heart-shaped candies? Make gumdrop hearts: Flatten small red gumdrops with a rolling pin and use a tiny heart-shaped cookie cutter or the tip of a knife to shape small hearts.
  • tip 2
    It's easy to shape the sticky cereal mixture when the cookie cutter and your hands are well-coated with nonstick cooking spray. Respray the cookie cutter as needed, usually after every second or third use. The popularity of cereal bars and the cute shaping of this recipe make these bears a hit for holiday bake sales.

Nutrition

365 Calories, 10g Total Fat, 2g Protein, 67g Total Carbohydrate, 41g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bear
Calories
365
Calories from Fat
90
Total Fat
10g
15%
Saturated Fat
5g
25%
Cholesterol
20mg
7%
Sodium
290mg
12%
Total Carbohydrate
67g
22%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
41g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
16%
16%
Vitamin C
6%
6%
Calcium
12%
12%
Iron
30%
30%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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