The Original Crack...Sweet Party Mix

Sweet Party Mix (this is my favorite!)

Rice Chex, Corn Chex, and Sliced almonds.

Divide each onto sheet pans, and toss together. For each sheet pan I fill...I make one recipe of coating. The big boxes of cereal usually do one pan, so the two boxes combined will make two full sheet pans.

Coating...

3/4 cup brown sugar

6 tablespoons of butter

3 tablespoons of light corn syrup

In a heavy sauce pan combine the brown sugar, corn syrup, and butter...cook over medium heat until it boils...continue boiling at a moderate, steady rate for five minutes...remove from heat and stir in 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda. Pour evenly over cereal mixture and toss as well as you can.

Bake at 300 degrees for 15-20 minutes...stirring every five minutes. Remove from the oven and pour onto wax or parchment paper..let dry/cool. Break into a large zip-lock and toss with the following...

dried blueberries

dried cranberries

dried cherries

(Sam's carries a bag of dried mixed berries and I add the Craisins)