Cinnamon-Apple Chex® Mix (1/2 Recipe)
Just 15 minutes and this snack mix can be ready to eat—the combination of crunchy fruits and cereal is irresistible!
10 min |
15 min |
8 servings (1/2 cup each) |
| 2 1/2 | cups Wheat Chex® cereal |
| 1/2 | cup lightly salted whole almonds |
| 2 | tablespoons butter or margarine |
| 3 | tablespoons packed brown sugar |
| 1 | tablespoon light corn syrup |
| 1/2 | teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 1/2 | cup chopped dried apples |
| 1/4 | cup vanilla yogurt-covered raisins |
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| It’s easy to snip the apples into small pieces with a handy kitchen scissors. |
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| 1. | In medium microwavable bowl, mix cereal and almonds. |
| 2. | In microwavable measuring cup, microwave butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and cinnamon uncovered on High 45 to 60 seconds, stirring halfway through microwave time, until mixture is boiling; stir. Pour over cereal mixture, stirring until evenly coated. Microwave uncovered on High 2 minutes, stirring and scraping bowl after 1 minute. Stir in apples; microwave uncovered on High about 1 minute or until apples just begin to brown on edges. |
| 3. | Spread on waxed paper or foil to cool, about 5 minutes. Place in serving bowl; stir in raisins. Store in airtight container. |
230 ( 80); 9g ( 3g, 0g); 10mg; 200mg; 33g ( 4g, 16g); 4g 6%; 2%; 8%; 35% 1 ; 1 ; 0 ; 1 1/2 2 1 tsp Fats & Oils, 1 oz-equivalents Meat & Beans