Jack-o’-Lantern Pops
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
YIELD: 6 servings.
As soon as they see these pumpkin pops, your little ghouls’ and goblins’ faces will light right up. —Clara Coulson Minney, Washington Court House, Ohio
Ingredients
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1 package (10 ounces) miniature marshmallows
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3 tablespoons butter
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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Red and yellow gel food coloring
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6 cups Rice Krispies
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Wooden pop sticks
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Miniature chocolate, green and yellow Tootsie Roll Midgees, as desired
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Miniature green apple AirHeads bars
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Black decorating gel or chocolate frosting, optional
Directions
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1.
In a large saucepan, combine marshmallows, butter and salt. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until melted. Remove from heat; tint orange with red and yellow food coloring. Stir in cereal.
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2.
With buttered hands, shape mixture into six pumpkins. Insert a wooden pop stick into each pumpkin.
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3.
Cut chocolate Tootsie Rolls crosswise in half; press one half into the top of each for stems. Cut AirHeads into thin strips; roll between hands to form vines. Press vines into pumpkins near stem. For leaves, roll out green Tootsie Rolls on waxed paper to 1/8-in. thickness. With kitchen scissors, cut out leaves and attach to vines.
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4.
Add Jack-o'-lantern faces using decorating gel or additional Tootsie Roll cutouts made with yellow and chocolate Tootsie Rolls.
Nutrition Facts
1 serving: 310 calories, 6g fat (4g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 385mg sodium, 64g carbohydrate (30g sugars, 0 fiber), 3g protein.
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