Chocolate Fudge Witch's Hat

  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 25 min
  • Ingredients 6
  • Servings 12

Ingredients

  • Assorted gumdrops
  • 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 jar (7 oz) marshmallow creme
  • 6 cups Cocoa Puffs™ cereal
  • 1 chewy fruit snack in three-foot roll, any flavor (from 4.5-oz box)

Steps

  • 1
    Flatten gumdrops with rolling pin. Cut out star and moon shapes. Set aside.
  • 2
    In 3-quart saucepan, melt butter and chocolate chips over low heat, stirring frequently, until smooth. Stir in marshmallow creme until completely melted. Remove from heat. Stir in cereal until well coated.
  • 3
    To form brim of hat, shape 2 cups cereal mixture into 6-inch round; place on serving platter or tray. Shape remaining mixture into cone, 4 inches in diameter at base and 7 inches tall. Place cone on round. If desired, bend tip of cone.
  • 4
    While cereal mixture is still sticky, attach star and moon shapes. Wrap chewy fruit snack around bottom of cone for hatband. Break or cut into pieces to serve.

  • To easily shape the sticky mixture for this Chocolate Fudge Witch's Hat treat, lightly moisten hands with water.
  • If you don't want to make a hat, press the cereal mixture into a greased 13x9-inch pan for tasty treats you can serve any time.
  • Small star, moon and bat-shaped cookie cutters can be found in specialty kitchen stores or wherever cake decorating supplies are sold.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
230
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
8g
13%
Saturated Fat
4 1/2g
23%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
120mg
5%
Potassium
80mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
38g
13%
Dietary Fiber
1g
5%
Sugars
28g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
1/2 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 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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