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Cinnamony Sweet Cereal Crunch

This snack mix is chewy, sweet and totally addicting. Some folks even refer to it as "Christmas Crack". It is the ultimate recipe for 'what to do with boxed cereals'.
Author: Terri @ that's some good cookin'

Ingredients

  • 1 (12.8 ounce) box Chex rice cereal
  • 1 (12 ounce) box Golden Grahams cereal
  • 1 (7 ounce) bag shredded coconut
  • 1 (4 ounce) package slivered almonds
  • 1 1/2 cups butter (3 sticks)
  • 2 cups white granulated sugar
  • 2 cups corn syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

  • Lightly butter two large, shallow baking pans. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, toss together the cereals, coconut, and slivered almonds. Set aside. In a medium saucepan, add the butter, sugar, and corn syrup.
  • Cook and stir over medium heat until the syrup reaches the softball stage on a candy thermometer (about 324-degrees F.) If you don’t have a candy thermometer, no problem. Test the syrup periodically by dropping a few drops of the syrup into a small bowl of ice cold water. When the syrup is ready it will hold its shape, but will still be pliable when dropped into the water. Remove from heat and stir in the cinnamon. Pour over cereal mixture. Be careful, the syrup is very hot. Stir with a long handled spoon until cereal mixture is well coated with syrup mixture.
  • Divide between the two prepared baking pans and allow to cool to room temperature. Pull apart and serve. This is a chewy treat.

Notes

This snack mix is often referred to as "Christmas Crack". There are many recipes for it, but the original source is unknown.