Sweet Snack Mix

6 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 12 cup butter
  • 34 cup white corn syrup
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1 cup pecans, chopped
  • 1 cup almonds
  • 12 ounces Crispix cereal (or other corn and rice cereal)

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 275 F (135 C).
  2. 2
    Spray a large roasting pan with non-stick cooking spray or use butter.
  3. 3
    In a medium sized microwavable bowl, mix butter, white corn syrup and brown sugar.
  4. 4
    Place the mixture in the microwave and cook 2 minutes, or until butter melts.
  5. 5
    Place the cereal, pecans and almonds into the roasting pan.
  6. 6
    Pour the melted butter mixture over the contents of the pan and mix gently until the cereal and nuts are coated.
  7. 7
    Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
  8. 8
    As the snack cools, be sure to continue stirring so that it does not harden into one big clump of stuff.
  9. 9
    Note: You can add M&Ms, pretzels, peanuts, or any just about anything else you want into the mix.
  10. 10
    I haven't tried jelly beans, but who knows?

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