NUTTER BUTTER Monster Cereal Balls
Kid friendly desserts are key to a great Halloween party, and these will be a favorite! Easy to make using purchased candy eyes, you'll have a plate of monsters in no time!
Prep time20 min
Total time35min
ServingsMakes 24 servings.
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp. butter or margarine
- 1 pkg. (10 oz.) marshmallows
- 1 tsp. green food coloring gel
- 5 cups crisp rice cereal
- 15 NUTTER BUTTER Cookies (peanut shape), chopped, divided
- ¼ cup mixed jumbo, large and mini candy button eyes
- ⅓ cup purple decorating icing or gel
- 3 Tbsp. Halloween sprinkles
Preparation
- Microwave butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 45 sec. or until melted. Add marshmallows; toss to coat. Microwave 1-1/2 min. or until marshmallows are completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after 45 sec.
- Stir in food coloring until well blended. Add cereal; mix well. Add 3/4 of the chopped cookies; mix just until combined.
- Shape cereal mixture into 24 balls, using about 1/3 cup cereal mixture for each ball. Add a few of the remaining cookie pieces and some candy button eyes to each ball as shown in photo, pressing cookie pieces and eyes into cereal mixture to secure. Cool.
- Decorate cereal balls with decorating icing and sprinkles to resemble monsters as shown in photo.
Recipe Tips
- Variation
Prepare using purple food coloring gel and green decorating icing or gel. - Make it Easy
Instead of shaping the cereal mixture into balls, scoop the cereal mixture into mounds on parchment-covered baking sheet, using about 1/3 cup cereal mixture for each mound. Decorate as directed. - Substitute
Prepare recipe using miniature marshmallows.
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Nutrition InformationNutrition Per Serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 140 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total fat 4g | |
| Saturated fat 1.5g | |
| Trans fat 0g | |
| Cholesterol <5mg | |
| Sodium 90mg | |
| Carbohydrate 26g | |
| Dietary fiber 0g | |
| Total sugars 15g | |
| Added sugars 15g | |
| Protein 1g | |
| Vitamin A | 8 %DV |
| Vitamin C | 4 %DV |
| Vitamin D | 2 %DV |
| Calcium | 0 %DV |
| Iron | 10 %DV |
| Potassium | 0 %DV |
