I am trying to make more of our foods from scratch. The more I read it seems like many of the food we buy from the store are full of processed junk that doesn't help our health in any way. The one thing I miss is good tasting snack food. I tried this recipe and found it to be a tasty alternative to prepackaged snack food. It still contains sugar but obviously is not a processed sweetener like high fructose corn syrup.
1 12 oz. box crispy corn and rice cereal (about 10 cups)
1 1/2 cups mixed nuts
1/2 packed brown sugar
1/2 cup light color syrup
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ginger
1 1/2 cups chocolate covered raisins
1 1/2 cups semisweet or milk chocolate pieces
1. Preheat oven to 300*F. In a large roasting pan, stir together cereal and nuts;set aside
2. In a small saucepan, stir together brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, cinnamon, and ginger. Cook and stir over medium heat until butter is melted and mixture is smooth. Pour over cereal mixture; stir gently to coat.
3. Bake for 30 minutes, stirring twice. Remove from oven. Spread mixture on a large piece of buttered foil to cool. Break into pieces. Stir in chocolate covered raisins and the chocolate pieces. Store in an airtight container for up to one week. Makes 16 cups.
