Kerri’s Concoction Sweet Snack Mix

People ask me when I am going to make more of this sweet snack mix that is so simple. Kids love it. White chocolate, (any plain) cereals, nuts, pretzels, dried cranberries, and spices. You can use whatever dried fruit or plain cereals you prefer.

Original recipe makes 16 cups

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
4 cups toasted oat cereal (such as Cheerios®)
4 cups shredded wheat cereal biscuits
4 cups crispy rice cereal squares (such as Rice Chex®)
2 cups mini pretzels
2 cups mixed nuts
1 (6 ounce) package dried cranberries
1 (12 ounce) package white chocolate morsels

  • PREP

    15 mins

  • COOK

    1 hr 10 mins

  • READY IN

    1 hr 55 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
  2. Melt butter in large roasting pan over medium heat. Stir brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg into the melted butter. Add toasted oat cereal, shredded wheat biscuits, rice cereal squares, pretzels, and nuts; stir to coat with the butter mixture.
  3. Bake in preheated oven, stirring every 15 minutes, for 1 hour. Set aside to cool; transfer to a large bowl.
  4. Fold white chocolate morsels and dried cranberries through the cereal mixture; spread onto a large sheet of waxed paper to cool completely.

Nutrition

Calories: 229 kcal
Carbohydrates: 29.8 g
Cholesterol: 10 mg
Fat: 11.5 g
Fiber: 2.5 g
Protein: 4.2 g
Sodium: 234 mg