recipes

Snacks on Sticks

Tips

Cool and Colorful:

These tasty snacks are even more fun if you wrap them in colorful plastic wrap after they cool.

Nutrition Information:

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Snack):
  • Calories 230
    • (Calories from Fat 100)
  • Total Fat 11g
    • (Saturated Fat 4g,
    • Trans Fat 0g)
  • Cholesterol 10mg;
  • Sodium 160mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 29g
    • (Dietary Fiber 2g,
    • Sugars 13g)
  • Protein 4g
Percent Daily Value*:
  • Vitamin A 6%;
  • Vitamin C 4%;
  • Calcium 6%;
  • Iron 20%
Exchanges:
  • 1 Starch;
  • 0 Fruit;
  • 1 Other Carbohydrate;
  • 0 Skim Milk;
  • 0 Low-Fat Milk;
  • 0 Milk;
  • 0 Vegetable;
  • 0 Very Lean Meat;
  • 0 Lean Meat;
  • 0 High-Fat Meat;
  • 2 Fat
Carbohydrate Choices:
  • 2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

A Cheerios® cereal and marshmallow treat--made extra fun on a stick.

Prep time:
20 Min
Total time:
50 Min
Makes:
10 snacks
Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 3 cups miniature marshmallows
  • 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 4 cups Cheerios® cereal
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/3 cup sunflower nuts
  • 10 flat wooden sticks with round ends
Directions
  1. Place sheet of waxed paper on cookie sheet.
  2. In 3-quart saucepan, heat butter and marshmallows over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth. Stir in peanut butter until well blended. Remove from heat.
  3. Stir in the cereal, raisins and sunflower nuts until evenly coated. Cool 2 minutes.
  4. Lightly spray hands with cooking spray. Shape mixture into 10 (2-inch) balls. Insert 1 wooden stick into center of each ball. Place on waxed paper. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Store loosely covered.