Serve up a taste of cherry country with this crunchy snack made with Honey Nut Chex cereal, Rice Chex cereal, cashews and cherries.
Honey Nut-Cherry Crunch Chex™ Party Mix
- 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
- 2 cups whole cashews
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 1/4 cup honey
- 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, butter and honey 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
160
Calories
6g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
22g
Total Carbohydrate
11g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 160
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 10%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 9%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 190mg
- 8%
- Potassium
- 125mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 22g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 11g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 25%
- 25%
Exchanges:
1 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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