Kids Can Make: Puffed Rice Snowballs

• Cooking spray
• 2 cups mini marshmallows
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon light agave syrup
• Kosher salt
• 4 cups puffed-rice cereal
• 1/4 cup dried apricots, diced (about 2 ounces)
• 2 tablespoons flaxseeds, ground
• 2 tablespoons roasted unsalted hulled sunflower seeds

1. Spray a large metal mixing bowl with cooking spray and set aside.
2. Cook the marshmallows, butter, agave and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the marshmallows are completely melted and the mixture is blended, about 3 minutes.
3. Remove from the heat, add the puffed rice and stir to coat with the marshmallow-butter mixture.
4. Transfer the rice mixture to the prepared bowl and sprinkle with the apricots, flaxseeds and sunflower seeds.
5. Stir with a wooden spoon or hands lightly coated with cooking spray.
6. Form into 8 logs or balls (about 1/2 cup each).
7. Let cool about 30 minutes, then wrap tightly in parchment or plastic wrap.

cooking spray, marshmallows, unsalted butter, syrup, kosher salt, puffedrice, dried apricots, sunflower seeds

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/kids-can-make-puffed-rice-snowballs.html (may not work)