Carmel Nut Crunch – Sounds like an ice cream flavor, doesn’t it? It’s actually a new recipe I tried this weekend (from allrecipes.com) for a friend’s 40th birthday party. It’s a great snack food for sports games, parties, etc. It’s fairly easy and very yummy!
Carmel Nut Crunch Ingredients
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup corn syrup
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups Cheerios or Crispix cereal
- 1 cup pecan halves
- 1 cup walnut halves
- 1 cup salted dry-roasted peanuts
- 1 cup whole unblanched almonds
(You can really use any combination of nuts that you prefer. I put in about 1-2 cups extra of nuts and it worked really well with the topping…)
Carmel Nut Crunch Directions
In a saucepan, heat the brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and salt over medium heat for 5 minutes or until sugar is dissolved, stirring constantly.
In a large heatproof bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Pour hot syrup over cereal mixture; stir until well coated. Spread into greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan.
Bake at 300 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until crisp, stirring every 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack or tin foil until slightly firm.
