Chex® School Fuel
You’ll rate an A+ if you tuck a small bag of this yummy treat into a sack lunch. It’s also tasty as an after school snack.
15 min |
15 min |
16 servings (1/2 cup each) |
| 4 | cups Corn Chex® cereal |
| 4 | cups Rice Chex® cereal |
| 3/4 | cup packed brown sugar |
| 6 | tablespoons butter or margarine |
| 3 | tablespoons light corn syrup |
| 1/4 | teaspoon baking soda |
| 1/4 | cup semisweet chocolate chips |
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| For a little salty crunch, stir 1 cup small pretzel twists or 1/2 cup honey-roasted peanuts into the cereal. |
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| Chex® cereal snacks provide not only energy, but several vitamins and minerals that children need as well. |
| 1. | Into large microwavable bowl, measure cereal; set aside. Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. |
| 2. | In 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave brown sugar, butter and corn syrup uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until melted and smooth. Stir in baking soda until dissolved. Pour over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Microwave on High 3 minutes, stirring every minute. Spread on cookie sheet. Cool 10 minutes. Break into bite-size pieces. |
| 3. | In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High about 1 minute 30 seconds or until chips can be stirred smooth (bowl will be hot). Drizzle over snack. Refrigerate until set. Store in tightly covered container. |
| Microwave Directions: No change. Stove-Top Directions: After stirring in cereals, cook over medium heat. |
160 ( 50); 5g ( 3g, 0g); 10mg; 190mg; 26g ( 0g, 14g); 1g 8%; 2%; 6%; 25% 1/2 ; 1 ; 0 ; 1 2 1 tsp Fats & Oils