Snack Loot Recipe

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Looking for some “booty” to fill the kids’ take-home loot sacks? This crunchy mix boasts loads of sweet, cinnamon flavor and tiny animal and goldfish crackers. It’s sure to appeal to swashbucklers of all ages! John Slivon – Navarre Beach, FL

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Snack Loot Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 14 Servings

15 20 35

Ingredients

6 cups Apple Cinnamon Cheerios
1-1/2 cups animal crackers
1-1/2 cups miniature cheddar cheese fish-shaped crackers
1-1/2 cups miniature pretzels
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup honey
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Dash salt
1/2 cup gummy candy shapes

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the Cheerios, animal crackers, fish-shaped crackers and pretzels. In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, honey, cinnamon and salt. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Pour over cereal mixture and toss to coat.
Transfer to two greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pans. Bake at 275° for 20 minutes, stirring once. Cool completely. Stir in candy shapes. Yield: About 2 quarts.

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup equals 220 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 2 mg cholesterol, 218 mg sodium, 47 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Snack Loot in Simple & Delicious May/June 2009, p46