Description
Ingredients
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- 6 cups Crispix cereal (or any crispy rice cereal)
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- 1 cup pecans (roughly chopped)
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- 1 cup packed brown sugar
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- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
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- 1/4 cup corn syrup
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- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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- A pinch of salt
Instructions
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- Gather Your Troops: Preheat your oven to 250°F (120°C). This is where the magic happens, so make sure you grab your baking sheet, too!
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- Mix the Crunch: In a large bowl, combine the Crispix cereal and chopped pecans. Channel your inner child and think about how delicious this mix is going to be!
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- Cook That Sugar!: In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Stir in the brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt. Keep stirring until it reaches a bubbling boil. Allow it to cook for about 2-3 minutes, ensuring it has that lovely syrupy consistency. Do it until it looks like liquid caramel—it’s a sight to behold!
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- Flavor Explosion: Remove the saucepan from heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Careful, it might make you feel like you’re in a fancy candy shop!
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- Cereal Bath: Pour the caramel mixture over the crunchy cereal and pecans. Stir gently until everything is evenly coated. You might just want to dive in with your hands here, but maybe hold back unless you want to stick to everything!
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- Spread and Bake: Spread the mixture evenly on the prepared baking sheet. Pop it in the oven and bake for about 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. This lets that caramel get gooey and crisp without turning into a rock-hard candy. Trust me, it’s worth it!
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- Cool Down: Once it’s baked and crunchy, take it out of the oven and let it cool completely on the baking sheet. As it cools, it’ll firm up even more—and that’s when it’s ready for munching.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 310
Keywords: caramel snack mix, Crispix caramel crunch, baked snack mix, pecan caramel cereal, homemade party mix, sweet cereal treat