Box Tops for Education

Chocolate Fudge Witch's Hat

Here’s a bewitching centerpiece for a gathering of goblins. It’s chocolaty, crunchy and easily made in less than 30 minutes.

Ingredients

• 3 rolls Betty Crocker® Fruit by the Foot® chewy fruit-flavored snack, any flavor (from 4.5-oz box)
• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 jar (7 oz) marshmallow creme
• 6 cups Cocoa Puffs® cereal

Directions

1. Cut out star and moon shapes from 2 rolls chewy fruit-flavored snack; set aside.
2. In 3-quart saucepan, melt butter and chocolate chips over low heat, stirring frequently, until smooth. Stir in marshmallow creme until completely melted. Remove from heat. Stir in cereal until well coated.
3. To form brim of hat, shape 2 cups cereal mixture into 6-inch round; place on serving platter or tray. Shape remaining mixture into cone, 4 inches in diameter at base and 7 inches tall. Place cone on round. If desired, bend tip of cone.
4. While cereal mixture is still sticky, attach star and moon shapes. Wrap chewy fruit snack around bottom of cone for hatband. To serve, break or cut into pieces.

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