Indian Corn

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) package mini marshmallows
• yellow food coloring
• 8 cups peanut butter and chocolate puffed corn cereal
• 10 lollipop sticks
• 1 cup candy covered plain chocolate candies

Recipe

• 1 line large baking sheet with waxed paper; set aside.
• 2 melt butter in large heavy saucepan over low heat; add marshmallows and stir until melted and smooth.
• 3 tint with food coloring until desired shade is reached; add cereal and 1/2 cup chocolate pieces. stir until evenly coated and remove from heat.
• 4 with lightly greased hands, quickly divide mixture into 10 oblong pieces.
• 5 push lollipop stick halfway into each piece; shape like ear of corn.
• 6 place on prepared baking sheet; press remaining 1/4 cup chocolate pieces into each "ear." let treats set.
• 7 tie or tape raffia to lollipop sticks to resemble corn husks.
• 8 note: you may decorate your indian corn with tan and green raffia. lollipop sticks and colored raffia are sold at craft and hobby stores.