Crispy Star Pops Recipe

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These patriotic pops are a hit at our annual Fourth of July get-together. Serve them as an after-picnic dessert. Or slip them into cellophane bags, tie on ribbons and give them as favors.—Colleen Sturma, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Crispy Star Pops Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Cook: 15 min. + cooling

Yield: 15 Servings

30 15 45

Ingredients

8 cups miniature marshmallows
6 tablespoons butter, cubed
12 cups Rice Krispies
12 Popsicle sticks
1 cup white baking chips
1/2 teaspoon shortening
Red, white and blue sprinkles

Directions

In a Dutch oven, heat marshmallows and butter until melted. Remove from the heat; stir in cereal and mix well. Press into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Cut with a 3-in. star-shaped cookie cutter. Insert a Popsicle stick into the side of each star; place on waxed paper.
In a microwave, melt white chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Spread over stars. Decorate with sprinkles. Yield: 15 pops.

Nutritional Facts 1 crispy star pop equals 171 calories, 6 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 8 mg cholesterol, 139 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Crispy Star Pops in Country Woman June/July 2011, p49