Summer time is such a wonderful time to get together with family and friends to cook-out and afterwards gather around the fire to enjoy a tasty snack.
Recently it was brought to my attention that Honey Bunches of Oats has a wonderful line-up of recipes to help put a new twist on some of the old favorites, as well as a few fresh ideas. Some of the recipes include:
- Crab Cakes with Sriracha-Lime Mayo
- Sweet and Savory Mango Spears
- Friend Ice Cream with Cinnamon-Chocolate Sauce
- Crunch Sweet Potato Fries with Harissa Ailoi
These are all easy to follow and delicious recipes. We decided to give one of the recipes a try as well to have for an after dinner dessert around the fire. My boys love s’mores, but only when I do them inside using the s’mores maker. While looking for a treat that would be equally as good, I discovered the Chewy Nut Mix recipe. I knew that this would be the one for them to enjoy. It included some of their favorites like peanut butter, marshmallows and popcorn
These were super easy to make and taste amazing! Once they dried, I just broke it into the pieces and placed in an air tight container. You can roll these into little balls as an extra cute touch. They do taste similar to a popcorn ball, only not as hard and crunchy.
- 1/4 cup butter
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 pkg. (10-1/2 oz.) miniature marshmallows
- 3 cups Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal
- 6 cups popped popcorn
- 1 cup dry roasted peanuts or raisins
- Melt butter and creamy peanut butter in large microwavable bowl on HIGH 1 Add miniature marshmallows and microwave 1 longer or until marshmallows puff.
- Stir in Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal popped popcorn. Add dry roasted peanuts or raisins; mix lightly.
- Pour into 2 greased 15x10x1-inch baking pans. Bake at 250°F for 10 minutes. Cool. Break into small pieces. Store in airtight container.
- Fun Idea: Using wet hands, shape into small balls before baking.
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