Lower-Fat Caramel Corn Crunch Snack Mix
 
Recipe Yield: 12 cups

What You'll Need

  • One 16-ounce box Quaker® Toasted Oatmeal Squares Cereal (about 8 cups)
  • 2 tablespoons margarine
  • 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup Pearl Milling Company™ Syrup, regular or light
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 cups fat-free caramel corn

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What You'll Do

  • Heat oven to 250°F. Spray 13 x 9-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Place cereal in pan.
  • Place margarine in 2-cup microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 45 seconds or until melted. Stir in sugar, syrup and vanilla; mix well. Pour over cereal; stir to coat evenly.
  • Bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Remove from oven; stir in caramel corn. Transfer to baking sheet, spreading mixture in even layer. Cool completely. Store tightly covered at room temperature up to 5 days.

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    Cooking Tips & Variations

    • VARIATION: Substitute one 15.5-ounce box Quaker® Oat Bran Ready-to-Eat Cereal for Quaker® Toasted Oatmeal Squares. Proceed as recipe directs, combining cereal mixture in large bowl. Before baking, divide cereal mixture between two 13 x 9-inch baking pans sprayed with cooking spray.

    Nutrition Information

    Calories: 110, Calories from Fat: 20, Total Fat: 2.5g, Saturated Fat: 0g, Cholesterol: 0mg, Sodium: 130mg, Total Carbohydrate: 22g, Sugars: 13g, Dietary Fiber: 2g, Protein: 3g