Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Recipe: Good Cheer Holiday Crunch
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 8 cups bite-size corn or rice square cereal
- 1 cup white baking pieces
- 1/2 cup cashew butter or smooth peanut butter
- 1/4 cup butter, cut up
- 1/4 tsp. vanilla
- 1-1/2 cups lightly salted cashews
- 1-1/3 cups dried cherries or cranberries and/or chopped dried apricots (about 6 oz.)
Directions
1. In a very large plastic bag combine powdered sugar and nutmeg; set aside. Place cereal in a very large bowl; set aside.
2. In a medium saucepan combine white baking pieces, cashew butter, and butter. Stir over low heat until baking pieces and butter are melted. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.
3. Pour butter mixture over cereal mixture; carefully stir until cereal is evenly coated. Cool slightly. Add cereal mixture, half at a time, to powdered sugar mixture in bag and shake to coat. Add nuts and fruit. Shake just until combined. Pour into shallow baking pan lined with waxed paper to cool. Store in an airtight container up to 2 days. Makes about 14 cups (twenty-eight 1/2-cup servings).
Kids Version:
Prepare as above, except substitute 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder for the nutmeg; peanuts for the cashews; dried fruit bits for the dried cherries; and peanut butter for the cashew butter.
From the Kitchen of: Lana at 5:09 AM
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