Caramalized Chex Mix

Makes 36 (½ C) servings


9 C Rice chex (chocolate chex too) **
9 cups Corn chex
2 Cups brown sugar
1 cup butter
½ C light corn syrup
½ tsp baking soda
2 C. M & M’s

1.  Heat over to 250.  Spray large roasting pan with Pam.  Or use 2- 9x13 pans.  Measure cereals into pan(s).
2.  In 3 15. Saucepan, stir together br sugar, butter and corn syrup.  Cook and stir 8-9 minutes over medium-high heat until mixture heats to boiling.  Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.  Remove from heat.  Stir in baking soda.  Pour over cereal mixture, stirring until evenly coated.
3.  Bake 40-50 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes, until coating is set.  Cool 5 minutes; stir in candies.  Spread on waxed paper to cool, about 10 minutes.  Break into pieces.  Store in airtight container.

** Since 1 box of Chocolate Chex is 8 1/2 Cups, use  9 1/2 Cups of Corn Chex to equal 18 cups of cereal.

Next time, I will try to add the m & m’s right away after pulling it out of the oven, so they stick to the caramel