PIZAZZ PARTY MIX

Adapted from : http://simplefarefairlysimple.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-crack.html

Ingredients:

1 (13 oz.) box Honey Nut Chex cereal – or Rice Chex or Corn Chex

1 (12 oz.) box Golden Grahams

1 (7 oz. ) bag shredded coconut

1( 4 ounce) bag slivered almonds

1 cup pretzel sticks

1 ½ cups butter (3 sticks)

2 cups sugar

2 cups corn syrup

1 cup mini baking M&Ms (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line 4 baking stones or baking sheets with parchment paper. with Combine Chex , Golden Grahams, coconut, and almonds in a large mixing bowl.  Stir to combine.  Spread on 4 cookie sheets.  Bake for 5- 10 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Remove from oven and put back into the  In a large sauce pan, cook butter, sugar and corn syrup to the “soft ball” stage…about 234 degrees on a candy thermometer.  Pour over cereal mix and stir until all is well coated.  Pour onto 4 large baking sheets or baking stones lined with parchment paper.  Let cool a little, then stir in the M&M’s.  Stir every so often as it cools so that it does not become one large clump.  Store in an airtight container.

Ingredients

Ready to Bake

Corn Syrup, Sugar and Butter

Baked  and with Corn Syrup mixture poured over it

With M&Ms mixed in

Ready to Serve