Chex Cherry Pepita Mix
Ingredients
- 4 ½ cups Honey Nut Chex cereal
- 4 ½ cups Rice Chex cereal
- 1 cup shelled pumpkin seeds (pepita)
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup margarine spread
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 cup dried cherries
Directions
- In a large microwavable bowl, mix cereal and almonds.
- In a 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave brown sugar, margarine spread, and honey uncovered on High about 1 ½ minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until mixture comes to a boil. Stir margarine mixture.
- Pour over cereal mixture; stir until evenly coated.
- Microwave uncovered on High 4 minutes, stirring every minute.
- Stir in cherries.
- Microwave an additional 3 minutes, stirring every minute.
- Spread on waxed paper or foil to cool.
- Store in airtight container.
Yield: Makes 28 servings (1/2 cup each)
Nutritional Information Per Serving- Calories: 122
- Fat: 3 g.
- Sat. Fat: 1 g.
- Trans Fat: 0 g.
- Sodium: 108 mg
- Carbs: 21 g.
- Fiber: 1 g.
- Protein: 2 g.