Cheerio Nuggets

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Cheerio Nuggets

For an easy and fun dessert, make these yummy nuggets of goodness using an old favorite - Cheerios! They make a great after-school snack for your kids...and all the others in the neighborhood.

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Cooking Time25 min

Ingredients

  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup softened margarine or butter
  • 1/4 cup lite corn syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 6 cups Cheerios
  • 1 cup Spanish peanuts
  • 1 cup yellow raisins

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 250F degrees.
     
  2. Grease 2 rectangle pans 13x9-inch or 1 jelly roll pan 15 1/2" x 10 1/2".
     
  3. Combine Cheerios, peanuts, and raisins in a 4-quart bowl.
     
  4. Heat brown sugar, margarine or butter, corn syrup, and salt in a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, till bubbly around edges. 
     
  5. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes longer.
     
  6. Remove from heat and stir in baking soda till foamy and light in color.
     
  7. Pour over cereal mixture and stir until coated.
     
  8. Spread evenly in pans and bake at 250F degrees for 15 minutes.
     
  9. Stir, then let stand just until cool, about 10 minutes.
     
  10. Loosen with spatula and let stand till firm, about 30 minutes.
     
  11. Break into bite-sized pieces.  Makes about 10 cups.

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This is such an unbelievable hit at my home daycare! The kids all like to pick out their favorite bits first, then their second, etc. THey all like to talk to each other about what is their favorite and some even trade! It's easy to get carried away and keep adding more and more, but it's best to keep it simple like this or it gets expensive, especially if you add chocolate or yogurt covered bits. Sometimes I will switch raisins for golden raisins or dried cranberries.

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