4 cups graham cracker cereal, such as Golden Grahams
3 cups marshmallow fluff
red food coloring
blue food coloring
1 ⅓ cups milk chocolate chips (225 g)
1 tablespoon red, white, and blue mixed sprinkles, preferably star-shaped
red, white, and blue sparkler birthday candle, optional
How to Make It
1. Step
Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick spray.
2. Step
In a large pot, melt the butter over medium heat.
3. Step
Add the marshmallows, and stir with a silicone spoon until completely melted.
4. Step
Add the graham cereal, and stir until evenly coated.
5. Step
Decrease the heat to low and leave the pot on the burner to keep the mixture warm.
6. Step
Using a 2-ounce ice cream scoop, transfer one scoop of the cereal mixture to a muffin cup. Let stand for 20 seconds to cool enough to handle, then use your fingers to press the ball into the bottom and up the side to mold it to the shape of the cup.
7. Step
Repeat with the remaining cereal mixture, working with one scoop at a time, then let all the cereal cups cool to room temperature. You will have about 2 scoops-worth of cereal mixture leftover. Discard or save for another use.
8. Step
Divide the marshmallow fluff evenly among 3 small bowls. Stir 1 teaspoon of water into each bowl of fluff. Stir the red food coloring into one bowl, and stir the blue food coloring into a second bowl. The third bowl will be plain white.
9. Step
Transfer each bowl of fluff to a small piping bag or plastic zip-top bag.
10. Step
Cut the bottoms or corners off each bag and fill 4 cereal cups with each color.
11. Step
Place the chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl and microwave until melted. Transfer the melted chocolate to a small piping bag or plastic zip-top bag.
12. Step
Cut the bottom or corner off the bag and drizzle the chocolate in a zigzag pattern over the top of each cup.
13. Step
Scatter the sprinkles evenly over each cup then refrigerate the cups to set the fluff filling, at least 30 minutes or up to 1 day.
14. Step
Stand a sparkler candle in the center of each cup, if you like, and light on fire just before serving.
