Serve your guest with these crunchy snacks that are made using Honey Nut Chex™ cereal, Rice Chex™ cereal, cashews and cherries – ready in just 15 minutes.
Chex™ Honey Nut Cherry Crunch
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 15 min
- Servings 28
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 4 1/2 cups Honey Nut Chex™ cereal
- 4 1/2 cups Rice Chex™ cereal
- 1 cup whole cashews
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup dried cherries
- 1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
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Step1In large microwavable bowl, mix cereal and cashews.
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Step2In 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave brown sugar, honey, oil and salt uncovered on High about 1 1/2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until mixture comes to a boil. Stir butter mixture. Pour over cereal mixture; stir until evenly coated.
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Step3Microwave uncovered on High 4 minutes, stirring every minute. Stir in cherries and sesame seeds. Microwave an additional 3 minutes, stirring every minute. Spread on waxed paper or foil to cool. Store in airtight container.
Nutrition
120
Calories
3 1/2g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
20g
Total Carbohydrate
9g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 120
- Calories from Fat
- 35
- Total Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 6%
- Saturated Fat
- 1/2g
- 3%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 170mg
- 7%
- Potassium
- 95mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 20g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 9g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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