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Fourth of July Cut-Outs

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"Decorate a full pan with stripes and sprinkles. Then help your kids cut out star shapes and pop them right onto sticks for a patriotic snack on the go." — Kellogg's® Rice Krispies®

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3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 (10 ounce) package regular marshmallows
6 cups Kellogg's® Rice Krispies® cereal or Kellogg's® Cocoa Krispies® cereal

Canned frosting or decorating gel
Assorted sprinkles
12 wooden ice cream sticks (optional)

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Directions

In large saucepan melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat.
Add Kellogg's® Rice Krispies® cereal. Stir until well coated.
Using buttered spatula or wax paper, evenly press mixture into 15 x 10 x 1-inch pan coated with cooking spray. While warm decorate with alternating rows of red, white and blue sprinkles. Cool slightly. Using cookie cutters coated with cooking spray cut into star shapes. Insert wooden stick into each, if desired. Best if served the same day.

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PREP 20 mins
READY IN 40 mins

Footnotes

MICROWAVE DIRECTIONS:
In microwave-safe bowl heat butter and marshmallows on HIGH for 3 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes. Stir until smooth. Follow steps 2 and 3 above. Microwave cooking times may vary.
Note: For best results, use fresh marshmallows.
Substitutions: 1 jar (7 oz.) marshmallow creme OR 4 cups miniature marshmallows can be substituted for 1 (10 oz.) package regular marshmallows.
Diet, reduced calorie or tub margarine is not recommended.
Store no more than two days at room temperature in airtight container. To freeze, place in layers separated by wax paper in airtight container. Freeze for up to 6 weeks. Let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes before serving.
RICE KRISPIES TREATS® is a registered trademark of Kellogg NA Co. for cereal-based snack food.
®, ™, © 2010 Kellogg NA Co.

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Jun 16, 2010

Made these with my 2 year old today- fun and tasty. We decorated several ways and found we really needed the frosting to make the sprinkles stick. Cute idea!

—Kathleen

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Jul 06, 2010

This was a great idea and fun to make! Super tasty, although me and my husband agree it does taste better the next day. Making stripes with the sprinkles was going to be very time consuming so instead I opted to spread sprinkles that had red white and blue and same colored sprinkle stars and still looked oh so cute. I needed no frosting, but what I did do was press the sprinkles in before it hardened too much. Refrigeration could also be an option after this but we didn't need it. The other problem I saw was I ended up with many scraps that weren't big enough to make either little or big stars with, so we ate those first, that way we don't give those to guests :). Definitely something to do only on special occasions but it was definitely tasty enough to just have the regular square cut outs on any day...that's why it gets five stars!

—Alaena39

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7 Ratings

May 23, 2011

I thought cutting the shapes out was giogn to be difficult (we actually made mickey heads). It really was pretty simple, and I was able to do it when they were still gooey enough that I was able to peice all the scraps back together to make sure I didn't have any leftovers. Definitely need to make sure you have a big bowl if you're going to go the microwave route though - I should have known the marshmallows would expand, just wasn't expecting them to expand QUITE as much as they did.

—bambier

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Nov 30, 2010

These are too cute! I made these for a Fourth of July party and they were a hit!

—Andrea

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Sep 27, 2010

This is a very simple recipe that you can with children. I made this for a 4th of July family cook out. Everyone loved them.

—bakinginthedark

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Jul 23, 2010

This was very good but a little tricky to cut out the stars! This is a nice treat to eat when you are watching the fire woks! ;-)

—;-)* VERO *(-;

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Nutrition

Calories
157 kcal
8%

Carbohydrates
32.2 g
10%

Cholesterol
8 mg
3%

Fat
3.3 g
5%

Fiber
0 g
< 1%

Protein
1.3 g
3%

Sodium
170 mg
7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Fourth of July Cut-Outs

Serving Size: 1/12 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 157
Calories from Fat: 30

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3.3g 5 %
Saturated Fat 1.9g 10 %
Cholesterol 8mg 3 %
Sodium 170mg 7 %
** Potassium 6mg < 1 %
Total Carbohydrates 32.2g 10 %
Dietary Fiber 0g < 1 %
Protein 1.3g 3 %
Sugars 16g
** Vitamin A 2 %
** Vitamin C < 1 %
** Calcium < 1 %
** Iron < 1 %
** Thiamin < 1 %
** Niacin < 1 %
** Vitamin B6 < 1 %
** Magnesium < 1 %
** Folate < 1 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.