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Festive Spicy Apple Snack

Name: Festive Spicy Apple Snack
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 5 cups (1.25 L) Rice Chex* Cereal; 4 cups (1 L) Honey Nut Chex* Cereal; 1 cup (250 mL) pecan halves; 1/2 cup (125 mL) red cinnamon candies; 1/4 cup (50 mL) sugar; 1/4 cup (50 mL) butter or margarine; 1/4 cup (50 mL) water; 1 cup (250 mL) cut-up dried apple pieces (1/2-3/4-inch pieces); Ground cinnamon, if desired

Prep 15 min
Total 1 hr 10 min
Servings 20

Make this awesome flavoured mixture whenever you need a snack for after-school or to bring to an event - you'll get rave reviews!

May 21, 2012

Ingredients

5 cups (1.25 L) Rice Chex* Cereal
4 cups (1 L) Honey Nut Chex* Cereal
1 cup (250 mL) pecan halves
1/2 cup (125 mL) red cinnamon candies
1/4 cup (50 mL) sugar
1/4 cup (50 mL) butter or margarine
1/4 cup (50 mL) water
1 cup (250 mL) cut-up dried apple pieces (1/2-3/4-inch pieces)
Ground cinnamon, if desired

Steps

1

Heat oven to 300ºF. In large bowl, mix cereals and pecans.
2

In 3-quart saucepan, heat candies, sugar, butter and water over medium heat, stirring frequently, until melted and blended. Pour over cereal mixture, stirring until evenly coated. Spread in ungreased large roasting pan.
3

Bake 20 minutes. Stir in apple pieces. Bake 15 minutes longer. Spread on waxed paper or foil to cool, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Store in airtight container.

Substitution: An easy substitution for the nuts is small pretzel twists.
How-To: Use a handy kitchen scissors to quickly cut the apples into pieces.