Maple Cinnamon Almond Chex Mix Recipes

MAPLE CINNAMON ALMOND CHEX MIX

Steps:

• Mix the Cinnamon Chex, Rice Chex and almonds together in a large plastic bowl.
• In a heavy saucepan over medium heat, bring the sugar, corn syrup, salt and butter to a boil. Stir occasionally until it turns golden and coats the back of a spoon, approximately 4 1/2 - 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add the extract, stirring well.
• Immediately pour over the cereal mixture and stir to coat.
• Spread onto parchment paper and let cool. Store tightly covered.
• NOTE: This makes a HUGE batch of Chex mix! It can be halved with no problems. Also, maple extract is pretty potent! If you'd like a stronger maple flavor, you can increase to 3/4 teaspoon.

MAPLE-GLAZED SNACK MIX

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250°. In a large bowl, combine cereals, pretzels and pecans. , In a small microwave-safe dish, combine maple syrup and butter. Cover and microwave on high 45 seconds or until butter is melted. Stir in vanilla. Pour over cereal mixture and toss to coat., Transfer to a 15x10x1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container.

WATKINS CHEX MAPLE PARTY MIX

Steps:

• Melt butter or margarine in a large microwavable bowl big enough to hold all of the cereal& nuts later (about 2 quarts)- don't put the cereal& nuts in yet, though.
• If your microwave is very small, you may need to make half batches.
• Once melted, quickly whisk in brown sugar and maple extract.
• Stir in the cereal and the nuts until coated and return bowl to microwave and cook on HIGH heat 4-5 minutes, stirring after every minute.
• Spread out mix onto cookie sheets lined with wax paper and let cool.
• Break apart and store in an airtight container.