Cereal is coated in a sweetened and spiced molasses mixture, tossed with gingersnap cookie pieces and drizzled with melted white vanilla baking chips for a festive holiday snack mix.
Gingerbread Chex™ Party Mix
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 35 min
- Servings 18
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 6 cups Rice Chex™ or Corn Chex™ cereal
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon mild molasses
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 12 gingersnap cookies, broken into quarters (from 16-oz box)
- 1/2 cup white vanilla baking chips
Instructions
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Step1Line large rimmed cookie sheet with waxed paper. In large microwavable bowl, add cereal.
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Step2In small microwavable bowl, microwave butter, brown sugar, molasses, cinnamon, ginger and cloves uncovered on High 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until sugar is dissolved.
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Step3Pour onto cereal; toss until mixed well. Microwave uncovered on High 3 to 4 minutes, stirring after every minute, until cereal is well coated and glazed. Spread on cookie sheet to cool. Stir in cookie pieces.
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Step4In small microwavable bowl, microwave white vanilla baking chips uncovered on Medium (50%) 1 to 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until melted and smooth. Transfer to small resealable food-storage plastic bag; cut off small corner of bag. Drizzle onto cereal mixture. Refrigerate about 15 minutes or until drizzle is set.
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Step5Carefully break apart; transfer to large serving bowl.
Nutrition
110
Calories
4 1/2g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
17g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 110
- Calories from Fat
- 40
- Total Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 7%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 14%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 5mg
- 2%
- Sodium
- 130mg
- 5%
- Potassium
- 70mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 17g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 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 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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