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Stephanie�s Chai Crunch

Source of Recipe

Our friend, Stephanie Burdett


Recipe Introduction

Sweet, but not overly so, this is an incredibly addictive play on Chex Mix! No one flavor is too �forward� � there is just a wonderful m�lange of tastes. Stephanie says that you can change up the cereals and I thought that Golden Grahams would be a good substitute for the Corn Chex.

List of Ingredients

1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. honey
3 T. instant nonfat dry milk or plain non-dairy creamer
1/2 t. ground cardamom
1/2 t. ground ginger
1/2 t. ground cinnamon
1/2 t. ground nutmeg
1/2 t. ground cloves
1/2 t. dried orange peel
2 t. vanilla extract
3 c. Corn Chex cereal
3 c. Wheat Chex cereal
3 c. Honey Nut Cheerios
1 c. dried banana slices
1 1/2 c. sliced almonds


Recipe

Heat oven to 300 degrees. Melt butter in a 1-quart saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat and stir in honey, dry milk, spices, orange peel and vanilla. Mix well.

In a 15x11-inch roasting pan with high sides, mix remaining ingredients. Pour butter mixture over cereal mixture and toss to coat well. Bake for 45 � 60 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes � until golden brown. Pour mixture out onto parchment paper and cool. Store tightly covered.