recipes

Cereal Cutouts

Tips

Simplify:

Skip the cookie cutters, and cut the cereal mixture into bars.

Nutrition Information:

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Cutout):
  • Calories 170
    • (Calories from Fat 45)
  • Total Fat 5g
    • (Saturated Fat 2 1/2g,
    • Trans Fat 0g)
  • Cholesterol 10mg;
  • Sodium 170mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 29g
    • (Dietary Fiber 2g,
    • Sugars 11g)
  • Protein 2g
Percent Daily Value*:
  • Vitamin A 8%;
  • Vitamin C 6%;
  • Calcium 6%;
  • Iron 30%
Exchanges:
  • 1/2 Starch;
  • 0 Fruit;
  • 1 1/2 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 Fat
Carbohydrate Choices:
  • 2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

The sky's the limit when it comes to crafting cereal cutouts. Choose hearts, stars or animals, or stick with circles and let your child go crazy with the decorator icing.

Prep time:
20 Min
Total time:
1 Hr 20 Min
Makes:
16 to 20 cutouts
Ingredients
  • 10 cups Cheerios® cereal
  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 bag (10 1/2 oz) miniature marshmallows (6 cups)
  • 1/2 teaspoon food color (any color)
  • 1 tube (4.25 oz) Betty Crocker® decorating icing, if desired
  •  Assorted candies or small gumdrops, if desired
Directions
  1. Spray 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking spray. Into large bowl, measure cereal; set aside.
  2. In 2-quart saucepan, heat butter and marshmallows over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth. Remove from heat.
  3. Stir in food color until mixture is evenly colored. Pour over cereal; gently stir until evenly coated. Press evenly in pan, using buttered back of spoon. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  4. With 2-inch cookie cutters, cut mixture into shapes. Use icing to attach candies. Store loosely covered.