Chocolate Cheerios Marshmallow Bites Food

CHOCOLATE CHEERIOS® MARSHMALLOW BITES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, mix all crust ingredients except marshmallows with electric mixer on low speed until crumbly. Divide evenly among 24 nonstick mini muffin cups (about 2 level teaspoonfuls per cup); press firmly into bottom of each cup.
• Bake 6 to 7 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. Place 5 marshmallows in each cup. Bake 1 to 2 minutes longer until marshmallows just begin to puff. Cool.
• Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, mix all topping ingredients except cereal. Heat over medium-low heat just until chips are melted and mixture is smooth, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in cereal. Immediately spoon cereal mixture by heaping tablespoonfuls over marshmallows, pressing down slightly. Cool about 15 minutes or until firm. Remove from muffin cups; cool completely.

CHOCOLATE CHEERIOS® MARSHMALLOW HEARTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with foil. In large bowl, mix all crust ingredients except marshmallows with electric mixer on low speed until crumbly. Press firmly into bottom of pan.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from oven. Immediately sprinkle with marshmallows. Return to oven; bake an additional 1 to 2 minutes or until marshmallows just begin to puff. Cool while preparing topping.
• In large saucepan, place all topping ingredients except cereal and sprinkles. Heat over medium-low heat just until chips are melted and mixture is smooth, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in 4 cups cereal. Immediately spoon warm topping over marshmallows; spread to cover. Sprinkle with candy sprinkles. Cool completely, at least 1 hour.
• Using foil to lift, remove mixture from pan; remove foil. With deep 2 1/2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out 18 hearts. Store loosely covered.

CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOW BITES

Steps:

• line base of a 18 x 28 cm tin with baking paper.
• place chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl.
• stand the bowl over a small pan of simmering water and stir until the chocolate has completely melted and is smooth.
• remove the pan from the heat but leave the bowl over the pan to keep the chocolate soft.
• roughly spread about 1/4 of the melted chocolate over the base of the tin.
• place the marshmallows, nuts and cherries randomly over the chocolate and press lightly to stick, sprinkle the coconut over if using.
• pour remaining chocolate over the ingredients in the tin, tapping tin on work bench to ensure chocolate is distributed evenly between the gaps.
• refrigerate for 20 minutes or until set.
• carefully lift out of tin, remove paper and cut into pieces to serve.
• refrigerate for up to 5 days.

CHEERIOS MARSHMALLOW BARS

Steps:

• In large bowl, microwave butter and marshmallows uncovered until smooth (about 2 minutes). Stir every minute.
• Immediately stir in cereal until evenly coated. Press mixture firmly into sprayed pan.
• Cut into 24 bars.