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Chocolate Chex® Caramel Crunch

By: Chex® Cereal 
"Brown sugar and butter turns into caramelly goodness that surrounds Chocolate Chex® cereal for a scrumptious gluten-free snack."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (17)

Prep Time:
5 Min
Cook Time:
5 Min
Ready In:
15 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 16 servings
 

Ingredients

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

  • Cooking Gluten Free? Always read labels to make sure each recipe ingredient is gluten free. Products and ingredient sources can change.
  • How-To Instead of using waxed paper, you can spray the cookie sheet with cooking spray or line with nonstick foil.
  • 2009 © and ®/™ of General Mills.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 181 | Total Fat: 6.7g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2010 by Jen   view full review
Warning: This stuff is highly addictive! My store didn't have chocolate chex so i used all...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 14, 2009 by Laura B.   view full review
This stuff is to die for if you love carmel. I make it with 1/2 rice and 1/2 corn chex cereal...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on May 10, 2010 by Esther   view full review
So. Addictive. I used corn Chex because our store does not carry fancy-flavored Chex, and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2010 by trisha   view full review
This is very good, but looked in three stores and unable to find chocolate chex. So I used...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 3, 2009 by lussier25   view full review
these were sooooo good. i messed up the drizzle so i scaped it and just put some vanilla chips...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2011 by chelmke   view full review
So good and easy. I have never bothered with the white chocolate, because I think its sweet...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2010 by mauigirl Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Love this stuff. I could not find chocolate chex so I used a combination of corn, rice and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 15, 2010 by Wendi   view full review
I used half rice and half corn chex and omitted the drizzle.... Sooooooo yummy
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 19, 2009 by Camelia   view full review
It was a tasty snack, I served it at a house party and people frequently went back for more.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2009 by kcmstar   view full review
this was just amazing! i loved the carmel, and the vanilla drizzled over the top...couldn't...

 

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