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cocabites

Bewitching Cocoa Bites

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Prep time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes Total time: 20 minutes

 x 36 servings

Nutrition Per Serving

Calories: 101

Carbohydrates: 13g

Protein: 2g

Fat: 4g

Cholesterol: 5mg

Sodium: 74mg

Exchanges

Starch: 1

Fat: 1

Ingredients

5 cups  
crisp rice cereal
6 Tbls  
butter or margarine
3 cups  
miniature marshmallows or 30 large marshmallows
1 2/3 cups  
(10oz package) Reese's® Peanut Butter Chips
1/3 cup  
Hershey's® Cocoa
1/3 cup  
light corn syrup
1 bag  
Hershey's® Holiday Bits for Baking (optional)

Directions

  1. Measure cereal; set aside.
  2. Melt butter in large saucepan over low heat.
  3. Add marshmallows, peanut butter chips and cocoa.
  4. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until marshmallows and chips are melted.
  5. Remove from heat.
  6. Stir in corn syrup.
  7. Add cereal; stir until well coated.
  8. Shape mixture into 1 1/2 inch balls, stirring a few times during shaping.
  9. Place on cookie sheet.
  10. Cool completely.
  11. Press about 6 bits into each treat, if desired.
  12. Store in cool dry place.