Jack-o-Lantern Rice Cake Treats

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Cook: 20 min.
Yield 8 servings
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Caramel rice cakes are dressed up for Halloween in this easy, sweet treat. With pumpkin, apple and raisins, it's a healthy snack that doesn't skimp on taste. —Grace Monahan, Middletown, New York

Ingredients

  • 1 large sweet potato, peeled and cubed
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 medium apple, peeled and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons 2% milk
  • 1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice
  • 16 each milk chocolate kisses
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 8 caramel rice cakes

Directions

  1. In a small saucepan, add sweet potatoes and enough water to cover them. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium. Simmer until tender, 15-20 minutes. Drain; set aside.
  2. In the same pan, melt butter over low. Add sugar, cinnamon, allspice and pumpkin pie spice. Add apple slices, cover, cook until tender, 4-5 minutes. Add sweet potatoes and milk.
  3. Remove from heat. Using an immersion blender or high powered blender, puree until smooth. Add cherry juice; stir to combine. Refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour.
  4. Spread sweet potato mixture over rice cakes, decorate with milk chocolate kisses for eyes, and raisins for mouth so design resembles a jack-o-lantern.

Nutrition Facts

1 rice cake: 162 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 6mg cholesterol, 52mg sodium, 31g carbohydrate (18g sugars, 2g fiber), 2g protein.

Caramel rice cakes are dressed up for Halloween in this easy, sweet treat. With pumpkin, apple and raisins, it's a healthy snack that doesn't skimp on taste. —Grace Monahan, Middletown, New York
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