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Chocolate-Caramel-Pecan Crunch

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  • Prep 40 min
  • Total 50 min
  • Servings 22
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Boost your popularity when you bring along this irresistible snack of crunchy pecans and cereal coated with quick caramel and chocolate.
Updated Apr 30, 2010
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter or margarine, melted
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 8 cups corn puffs snacks
  • 2 cups pecan halves
  • 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 300°F. In medium bowl, mix melted butter and brown sugar. In ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan, place corn puffs snacks and pecans. Pour butter mixture over snacks mixture, stirring to coat evenly.
  • 2
    Bake 20 to 25 minutes, stirring twice, until golden brown.
  • 3
    Remove 6 cups snacks mixture; place on waxed paper. Sprinkle chocolate chips over remaining hot mixture in pan; toss until chocolate is melted and pieces are completely coated. Cool each mixture completely, about 10 minutes.
  • 4
    When mixtures are completely cooled, toss together in large bowl or container.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Corn puffs are like extra large popcorn without the hulls, so the puffs make a great snack for small children. Find them in the snack section of the supermarket.

Nutrition

250 Calories, 20g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 17g Total Carbohydrate, 13g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1/2 Cup
Calories
250
Calories from Fat
180
Total Fat
20g
31%
Saturated Fat
7g
35%
Cholesterol
25mg
8%
Sodium
130mg
5%
Total Carbohydrate
17g
6%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
13g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Other Carbohydrate; 4 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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