Crunchy Homemade Cinnamon Chex Food

CINNAMON CHEX MIX

Steps:

• Pour cereal into a very large mixing bowl and set aside.
• Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, butter, and corn syrup in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in soda and vanilla. Pour over cereal and stir lightly till all pieces are coated.
• Spread onto a greased cookie sheet with sides. Mine is 15x10". Bake at 250° for about 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.
• Pour onto parchment paper to cool.
• Melt white chips in a glass bowl in the microwave at 50% power, stirring every 30 seconds. Drizzle over cooled Chex mix.

CRUNCHY CINNAMON SNACK MIX

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300°F. In large bowl, mix all ingredients except butter.
• Pour melted butter over mixture; toss until evenly coated. Spread in ungreased 13x9-inch pan.
• Bake 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.

CRUNCHY HOMEMADE CINNAMON CHEX

Steps:

• Warm a pan over low heat. Mix stevia and cinnamon together in a bowl. Set aside.
• Pour cereal into pan, spreading into an even layer. (Careful! The cereal browns very quickly).
• Spray generously with non-stick spray. Quickly toss cereal and spray lightly again to get the most even coating.
• Turn off heat. Add cinnamon-stevia mixture. Toss until all pieces are coated.
• Spread cereal on a tray to cool.
• NOTE: The non-stick spray moistens the cereal *just enough*, and even better - IT HAS NO CALORIES. And no added sugar! Stevia is a natural, calorie-free sweetener that you can feel good about! However, if you're a die-hard user of butter, you could melt about a tablespoon and put it in a small spritz bottle from the dollar store. That way, you still get the even distribution that the spray offers.