Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Sweet 'n Nutty Snack Mix

Sweet 'n Nutty Snack Mix

Ingredients:
4 1/2 cups party mix
OR crispy multi-grain cereal
2 tablespoons Crisco® Butter Shortening
OR 2 tablespoons Crisco® Butter Shortening Sticks
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup powdered sugar

Directions:
1.PLACE party mix or cereal into large bowl.
2.MICROWAVE shortening, chocolate chips and peanut butter in microwave-safe bowl on MEDIUM (50% power), checking at 1 minute intervals until melted.
3.REMOVE mixture from microwave; stir in vanilla.
4.POUR over cereal; mix until well coated. Place powdered sugar in plastic resealable food storage bag. Add coated cereal; toss to coat well.
5.SPREAD onto sheet of wax paper to cool. When cool, pick up with hands and store in airtight container. Refrigerate. Discard excess sugar.
Yield: 5 cups

(Recipe from: JIF)

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