Cheerios

[braided-rug]

This is new in Australia if I remember it rightly. They have a recipe on their site for a popcorn snack.

Cinnamon-Popcorn Snack

A honey-flavored, crunchy popcorn and cereal snack.

Prep Time:10 min
Start to Finish:30 min
24 servings (1/2 cup each)

8 cups popped Pop•Secret® microwave popcorn
5 cups Cheerios® cereal
1 cup honey roasted peanuts
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/3 cup honey
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1. Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, mix popcorn, cereal, peanuts and raisins; set aside.
2. In 1-quart saucepan, heat corn syrup, honey, butter and cinnamon to boiling. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour over cereal mixture; toss until evenly coated.
3. Spread in ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan. Bake 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool pan on cooling rack, stirring occasionally. Store loosely covered.

www.cheerios.com/ourCereals/Cheerios/Cheerios_home.aspx

Do you eat Cheerios?

[violet]

I do like Cheerios, but don't often buy them. They'd be fun for little kids to thread into edible necklaces and less sugary than Fruit Loops (ok, maybe a brown necklace wouldn't have the same appeal as a multi-colored one!).