Tuesday, October 28, 2014

A new twist on an old snack

 

MOM’S PUMPKIN PIE SPICE CHEX MIX

Ingredients

1/2 c brown sugar, firmly packed

2 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice

1/2 c butter

4 tsp pure vanilla extract

12 c cereal (cinnamon chex, rice chex, corn chex, crispix, etc.)

16 oz pecans (Suzie used peanuts)

8 drops each cinnamon and clove bud EO (EO stands for Essential Oil)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 200 degrees.

In small bowl, mix brown sugar & pumpkin pie spice; set aside. In small microwave safe dish, microwave butter on High about 30 seconds or until melted. Stir in vanilla. In large microwavable bowl, mix all cereals & pecans. Pour butter mixture over cereal mixture, stirring until evenly distributed. Add sugar & spice mixture & stir until coated.

Bake in a large non-stick pan for 1 hour. Stir every 15 minutes. When done, spread on wax paper to cool. Store in an air-tight container.

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