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sweet crispix snack mix

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Bonnie Strother
Oklahoma City, OK

With football season getting ready to kick off, I was going through my crowd pleasing recipes. This is amazing, goes a long way and satisfies the sweet/salty crunch tooth!

(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For sweet crispix snack mix

  • 2 c
    brown sugar
  • 1 c
    butter
  • 17 oz
    crispix cereal
  • 1 lb
    m&m's
  • 2 c
    peanuts
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 c
    light karo syrup

How To Make sweet crispix snack mix

  • 1
    In a large bowl, empty the cereal and the peanuts.
  • 2
    In a saucepan on the stove melt the butter, sugar, syrup and salt. Bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes stirring constantly. Add the baking soda, stir, ingredients will foam and become frothy.
  • 3
    Pour mixture over the cereal and peanuts. Mix quickly but carefully. You don't want to smash all of the cereal.
  • 4
    Spread onto a cookie sheet lined with non-stick foil or sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
  • 5
    Bake at 200 degrees for one hour, turning mix over every 15 minutes. Note: The original recipe calls for baking 1 hour, I cut it down to 30 minutes the second time because we like it to still have the sweet chewy texture.
  • 6
    When mix has cooled, add the M&M's.
  • 7
    Note: Very versatile recipe! You can use dark or milk chocolate M&M's, or even try the Pretzel M&M's. I've also tossed a cup or so of pretzels into this as well.
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