recipes

Jack-o'-Lanterns

Tips

Scary Faces:

Use string licorice to make scary faces on your pumpkins.

Nutrition Information:

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Pumpkin):
  • Calories 240
    • (Calories from Fat 70)
  • Total Fat 8g
    • (Saturated Fat 3 1/2g,
    • Trans Fat 0g)
  • Cholesterol 10mg;
  • Sodium 140mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 41g
    • (Dietary Fiber 2g,
    • Sugars 22g)
  • Protein 2g
Percent Daily Value*:
  • Vitamin A 6%;
  • Vitamin C 4%;
  • Calcium 4%;
  • Iron 20%
Exchanges:
  • 1 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 1/2 Fat
Carbohydrate Choices:
  • 3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

There's no rule saying these pumpkins have to be orange--create away!

Prep time:
30 Min
Total time:
30 Min
Makes:
12 to 15 pumpkins
Ingredients
  • 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 3 cups miniature marshmallows
  • 3 drops red food color
  • 2 drops yellow food color
  • 5 cups Cheerios® cereal
  • 12 to 15 whole cashews
  •  Raisins, assorted gumdrops, candy-coated chocolate candies, licorice
  • 1 tube (4.25 oz) Betty Crocker® white decorating icing
Directions
  1. Place sheet of waxed paper on cookie sheet.
  2. In 2-quart saucepan, heat butter and marshmallows over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in both food colors until mixture is an even orange color. Stir in cereal until evenly coated.
  3. Lightly spray hands with cooking spray. For each pumpkin, shape about 1/3 cup cereal mixture into ball. Press 1 cashew into top center of ball for stem. Place on waxed paper. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
  4. Attach raisins and candies with decorating icing to make faces on pumpkins. Store loosely covered.