Christmas Crispix® Mix

Name: Christmas Crispix® Mix
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: 1 (12 ounce) package crispy corn and rice cereal (such as Crispix®); 3 cups pecan halves; 3 cups whole almonds; 2 cups brown sugar; 1 cup corn syrup; ½ cup butter; 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

Rating: 5 stars

6 Ratings
6 Reviews
1 Photo

This is an excellent treat that is great to have on hand around Christmas.

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Recipe Summary

prep:

15 mins

cook:

1 hr 10 mins

total:

1 hr 25 mins

Servings:

Yield:

16 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 16 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

1 (12 ounce) package crispy corn and rice cereal (such as Crispix®)
3 cups pecan halves
3 cups whole almonds
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup corn syrup
½ cup butter
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Lightly butter a large roasting pan.

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Step 2

Mix corn and rice cereal, pecans, and almonds together in the prepared roasting pan.
Step 3

Combine brown sugar, corn syrup, and butter in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Heat to 240 degrees F (115 degrees C) or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface. Remove saucepan from heat and stir vanilla extract into syrup.
Step 4

Drizzle syrup over cereal mixture and toss to coat.
Step 5

Bake cereal mixture in the preheated oven for 30 minutes; stir and continue baking for 30 minutes more. Spread cereal mixture in 1 layer onto 2 lightly buttered baking sheets, separating any large chunks with 2 forks; allow to cool.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

540 calories; protein 9g; carbohydrates 59.5g; fat 32.8g; cholesterol 15.3mg; sodium 232.8mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (6)

Most helpful positive review

lyndamarie

03/10/2015

This is really close to something I have made for years. First tip.. USE A FOIL ROASTING PAN this is messy and can take days to soak and clean otherwise. I add a bag of bugles which were hard to find for a few years but are back now. I like to put it in Christmas bags with a ribbon for guests or family and never met a person that didn't love it! It is addicting though. Read More

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(5)

6 Ratings

5 star values: 6
4 star values: 0
3 star values: 0
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 0

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lyndamarie

03/10/2015

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Mary Hofmann

12/17/2020

This recipe was so good! I did a few variations: uses peanuts instead of almonds; put 1/2 t of baking soda as per directions from another recipe I use: baked at 200 for an hour. Made to give away as gifts. Read More