CARAMELIZED CRISPY SNACK MIX

9 cups Rice Chex cereal
9 cups Corn Chex cereal
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup Land O Lakes Butter or Margarine
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups candy-coated milk chocolate pieces

Heat oven to 250 degrees F. Spray roasting pan with cooking spray.

Place cereals in pan; set aside.

In 3-quart saucepan, mix brown sugar, butter and corn syrup. Cook and stir 8 to 9 minutes over medium-high heat until mixture comes to a boil. Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

Stir in baking soda. Pour over cereal in pan; stir gently until well coated.

Bake 40 to 50 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes, until coating is set.

Cool 5 minutes; stir in candy-coated milk chocolate pieces. Spread mixture onto waxed paper. Cool 10 minutes.

Break cooled snack mix into pieces. Store in container with tight-fitting lid.

Makes 18 cups, 1/2 cup per serving
Source: General Mills