Kooky Caramel Corn

 

5

cups MultiGrain Cheerios® cereal

8

cups plain popped popcorn

1

cup regular salted or honey-roasted peanuts

1/2

cup light corn syrup

1/4

cup honey

2

tablespoons butter or margarine

1/2

teaspoon vanilla

• 1 Heat oven to 325°F. In large bowl, stir cereal, popcorn and peanuts to mix; set aside.
• 2 In 1-quart saucepan, heat corn syrup, honey and butter over medium heat, stirring frequently, just until mixture begins to boil. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.
• 3 Pour syrup mixture over cereal mixture; stir until cereal mixture is evenly coated. Pour mixture into ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan. With rubber spatula, spread mixture until even.
• 4 Bake 20 to 25 minutes, stirring once or twice, until mixture is crisp. While mixture is baking, place sheet of waxed paper on work surface.
• 5 Immediately pour baked mixture onto waxed paper; spread out into a thin layer. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Break caramel corn into pieces. Store in tightly covered container.