Baking Banquet: 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.