Ingredients
  • 3 cups Maple Brown Sugar Chex™ Cereal
  • 2 cups Cinnamon Chex™ Cereal
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup red apple chips
  • 1 cup Nature Valley™ Crunchy Oats & Honey Granola
  • 1 cup dried cherries
Preparation
  1. Heat oven to 250°F. Spray large rimmed sheet pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix both cereals and walnuts until well blended.
  2. In small microwavable bowl, microwave butter uncovered on High 60 to 90 seconds or until melted. Stir in brown sugar, vanilla and salt. Pour over cereal mixture; stir until evenly coated. Spread evenly in pan.
  3. Bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Let cool on pan 20 minutes.
  4. In large serving bowl, mix cereal mixture, apple chips, granola and dried cherries. Store in covered container at room temperature.
Tips
  • Microwave Prep: In large serving bowl, mix both cereals and walnuts. In large microwavable bowl, microwave butter uncovered on High 60 to 90 seconds or until melted; stir in brown sugar, vanilla and salt, then stir in cereal mixture until evenly coated. Microwave uncovered on High 4 to 5 minutes, thoroughly stirring every 2 minutes. Spread on parchment-lined rimmed sheet pan to cool 5 minutes. In same large serving bowl, mix cereal mixture, apple chips, granola and dried cherries. Store in covered container at room temperature.
  • Make it your own! Use chopped pecans instead of walnuts, or experiment with other dried fruits.
  • To play up the cherry apple crumble theme, serve this Chex™ party mix in a pretty pie dish.
Nutrition

1/2 Cup Calories 220 (Calories from Fat 90); Total Fat 10g (Saturated Fat 3g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 160mg; Total Carbohydrate 31g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 19g); Protein 2g

% Daily Value: Vitamin A 6%; Vitamin C 4%; Calcium 6%; Iron 15%;

Exchanges: 2 Other Carbohydrate, 1/2 High-Fat Meat, 1 Fat

Carbohydrate Choice: 2