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Chocolate Fudge Witch's Hat

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Updated Aug 18, 2022
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There's nothing like a chocolate witch hat to get your fall gathering off to a sweet and spooky start. Cocoa Puffs™ cereal mixes with marshmallow cream and chocolate to make an edible Halloween centerpiece that will magically disappear before your very eyes! And while it looks tricky, it's ready in under half an hour, which means that you can get on with your party planning in a hurry.

Chocolate Fudge Witch's Hat

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 25 min
  • Ingredients 6
  • Servings 12
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Ingredients

  • Assorted gumdrops
  • 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 jar (7 oz) marshmallow creme
  • 6 cups Cocoa Puffs™ cereal
  • 1 chewy fruit snack in three-foot roll, any flavor (from 4.5-oz box)

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Flatten gumdrops with rolling pin. Cut out star and moon shapes. Set aside.
  • Step 
    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.
  • Step 
    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.
  • Step 
    4
    While cereal mixture is still sticky, attach star and moon shapes. Wrap chewy fruit snack around bottom of cone for hatband. Break or cut into pieces to serve.

Nutrition

230 Calories
8g Total Fat
1g Protein
38g Total Carbohydrate
28g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
230
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
8g
13%
Saturated Fat
4 1/2g
23%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
120mg
5%
Potassium
80mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
38g
13%
Dietary Fiber
1g
5%
Sugars
28g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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