Easy snack with a perfect blend of sweet and salty
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword Chex mix
Prep Time 2 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Cooling Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 1 hourhour12 minutesminutes
Servings 6servings
Author Jayme
Ingredients
5cupsApple Cinnamon Chex™ cereal
1cupnuts (dry roasted peanuts are great, but almost any kind of nut works)
1cupmini-pretzel twists
1/4cupbutter or margarine
1/2cuppacked brown sugar
2tablespoonslight corn syrup
1/8teaspoonbaking soda
1cupcandy-coated chocolate candies (aka: M&Ms)
Instructions
In large microwavable bowl, mix cereal, peanuts and pretzels.
In 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave butter, brown sugar and corn syrup uncovered on High 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute; stir until smooth.
Stir in baking soda until foamy. Pour over cereal mixture, stirring until evenly coated.
Microwave uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring and scraping bowl every 30 seconds, just until cereal begins to brown. Cool 5 minutes; stir in candies.
Spread on waxed paper or foil to cool; break into bite-size pieces. Store in airtight container.