Really Good Snack Mix

Name: Really Good Snack Mix
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: about 7 cups
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter, melted; 4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce; 1 tablespoon canola oil; 1 teaspoon seasoned salt; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 2 cups Corn Chex; 2 cups Crispix; 2 cups bite-sized Shredded Wheat; 1-1/2 cups salted cashews

I grew tired of my family picking through a snack mix for their favorite ingredients and leaving the rest. So I experimented using only their most-loved mix-ins and came up with this recipe. Now there's never any left! —Lori Genske, Waldo, Wisconsin

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter, melted
4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 cups Corn Chex
2 cups Crispix
2 cups bite-sized Shredded Wheat
1-1/2 cups salted cashews

Directions

Preheat oven to 250°. Mix first five ingredients; toss with cereals and cashews, coating evenly. Spread into a 15x10x1-in. pan coated with cooking spray.
Bake 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool completely before storing in airtight containers.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 180 calories, 11g fat (3g saturated fat), 7mg cholesterol, 269mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 2 fat.

Originally published as Really Good Snack Mix in Light & Tasty December/January 2004