Mexicali Crunch

8 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 4 cups corn flakes
  • 8 cups Crispix cereal or 8 cups Chex cereal
  • 3 cups corn or 3 cups tortilla chips
  • 1 cup roasted peanuts
  • 1/2 cup margarine (not low fat)
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup or 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package taco seasoning mix

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
  2. 2
    In large roasting pan combine cereals, chips and peanuts.
  3. 3
    In medium saucepan combine margarine, syrup, brown sugar and taco seasoning.
  4. 4
    Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
  5. 5
    Pour over cereal mixture and toss gently to coat well.
  6. 6
    Bake 60 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
  7. 7
    Cool, stirring frequently while cooling.
  8. 8
    Store in tightly covered container.
  9. 9
    VARIATION: For a Texicali version of this spicy snack, substitute 5 Tablespoons of chili seasoning mix for the taco seasoning.

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