Crunchy Candy Clusters

Name: Crunchy Candy Clusters
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: about 6-1/2 dozen
Ingredients: 2 pounds white candy coating, coarsely chopped; 1-1/2 cups peanut butter; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract, optional; 4 cups Cap'n Crunch cereal; 4 cups crisp rice cereal; 4 cups miniature marshmallows

9 reviews

Test Kitchen Approved

Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 1 hour + standing

Makes

about 6-1/2 dozen

Updated: Oct. 03, 2022

These cereal and marshmallow clusters are so simple that I make them for the holidays each year, as my family looks forward to them. —Faye O'Bryan, Owensboro, Kentucky

Crunchy Candy Clusters Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

2 pounds white candy coating, coarsely chopped
1-1/2 cups peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon almond extract, optional
4 cups Cap'n Crunch cereal
4 cups crisp rice cereal
4 cups miniature marshmallows

Directions

Place candy coating in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 1 hour. Add peanut butter. Stir in extract if desired.

In a large bowl, combine the cereals and marshmallows. Add the peanut butter mixture and stir until the cereal mixture is well coated. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let stand until set. Store at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 112 calories, 6g fat (4g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 51mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.