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Good Cheer Holiday Crunch
Ingredients
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1 1/2
cups powdered sugar
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1/2
teaspoon ground nutmeg
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8
cups bite-size corn or rice square cereal
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1
cup white baking pieces
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1/2
cup cashew butter or smooth peanut butter
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1/4
cup butter, cut up
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1/4
teaspoon vanilla
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1 1/2
cups lightly salted cashews
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1 1/3
cups dried cherries or cranberries and/or chopped dried apricots (about 6 oz.)
Directions
1. In a very large plastic bag combine powdered sugar and nutmeg; set aside. Place cereal in a very large bowl; set aside.
2. In a medium saucepan combine white baking pieces, cashew butter, and butter. Stir over low heat until baking pieces and butter are melted. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.
3. Pour butter mixture over cereal mixture; carefully stir until cereal is evenly coated. Cool slightly. Add cereal mixture, half at a time, to powdered sugar mixture in bag and shake to coat. Add nuts and fruit. Shake just until combined. Pour into shallow baking pan lined with waxed paper to cool. Store in an airtight container up to 2 days. Makes about 14 cups (twenty-eight 1/2-cup servings).
From the Test Kitchen
- Variation Kids Version:Prepare as above, except substitute 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder for the nutmeg; peanuts for the cashews; dried fruit bits for the dried cherries; and peanut butter for the cashew butter.
Nutrition Facts
(Good Cheer Holiday Crunch)
- Servings Per Recipe 28,
- Calories 186,
- Protein (gm) 3,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 24,
- Fat, total (gm) 9,
- Cholesterol (mg) 6,
- Saturated fat (gm) 3,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 3,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 1,
- Sugar, total (gm) 13,
- Vitamin A (IU) 389,
- Vitamin C (mg) 2,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 2,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
- Folate (µg) 60,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0,
- Sodium (mg) 140,
- Potassium (mg) 124,
- Calcium (DV %) 40,
- Iron (DV %) 3,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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We make this almost every year and people always ask for the recipe. It's a great twist on the traditional chex mix.
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