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Thai Pumpkin Chex Mix®

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  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 1 hr 55 min
  • Servings 16
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Thai red curry paste, pumpkin and coconut add a flavorful twist to this traditional Chex Mix®.
Updated Mar 17, 2014
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Ingredients

  • 8 cups Corn Chex™ cereal
  • 1 cup whole roasted salted cashews
  • 1 cup unsweetened large coconut flakes
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1/2 cup real maple syrup
  • 3 tablespoons canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
  • 3 tablespoons melted virgin coconut oil
  • 4 teaspoons Thai red curry paste
  • 4 cups popped popcorn

Steps

  •  
    1
    Heat oven to 300°F. Line 2 (15x10x1-inch) pans with cooking parchment paper. In large bowl, mix cereal, cashews, coconut, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon and salt.
  •  
    2
    In 2-cup glass measuring cup, beat maple syrup, pumpkin, coconut oil and red curry paste with whisk until well mixed. Stir into cereal mixture until well blended. Spread in pans.
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    3
    Bake 40 minutes, stirring and rotating pans after 20 minutes. Stir 2 cups popcorn into each pan of mix. Bake 5 minutes longer. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. (Mixture will become crispier once cooled.) Store in airtight container.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Add an additional teaspoon curry paste to make it extra spicy!
  • tip 2
    Red curry paste can be found in the Asian section of your grocery store.

Nutrition

220 Calories, 11g Total Fat, 3g Protein, 26g Total Carbohydrate, 9g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
220
Calories from Fat
100
Total Fat
11g
17%
Saturated Fat
6g
31%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
260mg
11%
Potassium
150mg
4%
Total Carbohydrate
26g
9%
Dietary Fiber
2g
10%
Sugars
9g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
20%
20%
Vitamin C
2%
2%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
25%
25%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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