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Chocolate Chex® Caramel Crunch

SUBMITTED BY: Chex® Cereal 

"Plain brown sugar and butter turns into caramelly goodness that surrounds chocolate cereal squares for a scrumptious crunchy snack."
RECIPE RATING:
This recipe has been rated 39 times with an average star rating of 4.8
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PREP TIME  15 Min
READY IN  15 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 8 cups Chocolate Chex® cereal
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 6 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 cup vanilla baking chips

DIRECTIONS

  1. Into large microwavable bowl, measure cereal; set aside. Line cookie sheet with waxed paper.
  2. In 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave brown sugar, butter and corn syrup uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until melted and smooth. Stir in baking soda until dissolved. Pour over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Microwave on High 3 minutes, stirring every minute. Spread on cookie sheet. Cool 10 minutes. Break into bite-size pieces.
  3. In small microwavable bowl, microwave vanilla baking chips uncovered on High about 1 minute 30 seconds or until chips can be stirred smooth (bowl will be hot). Drizzle over snack. Refrigerate until set. Store in tightly covered container.

FOOTNOTES

  • 2009 © and ®/™ of General Mills.
  • High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.79 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 24, 2008 by traciebeth 
Very sweet, very addicting. I am not a drizzler, so I added the vanilla chips on the last stir... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.79 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2008 by HomeStager 
We've been making this at Christmas time for the past 10 years. Chex used to call it "School... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.79 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2008 by IndyDiva79 
Sooo addicting! I followed the recipe to a T (except we couldn't find white chips, so we... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.79 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2008 by LilCook 
OK I have to say that I have not personally made this, but my mom has. It's amazing and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.79 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 16, 2008 by tapango1 
this stuff is the bomb....and i love that it works great in high altitude! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.79 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 4, 2008 by FOODWIZ 
Really good!I'm not big on microwaving, so I prepared it like I would do caramel. I put the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.79 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 30, 2009 by Kelley 
This is a 5-star recipe all on it's own, but it's a 10-star in my book with the following... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.79 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2008 by Mrs. Chapman 
This is great, but we like it even better without the chocolate. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.79 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 17, 2008 by Serena Williams 
It looks very delicious. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.79 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 1, 2008 by DanaMarie82 
This was awesome and totally addicting! I got so many compliments and I've been asked to... MORE

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Nutritional Information
Chocolate Chex® Caramel Crunch

Servings Per Recipe: 16

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 197

  • Total Fat: 7.1g
  • Cholesterol: 11mg
  • Sodium: 218mg
  • Total Carbs: 32.9g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0.7g
  • Protein: 1.7g

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