recipes

Cinnamon-Popcorn Snack

Tips

Cinnamon-Oat Snack:

Increase cereal to 6 cups and omit peanuts.

Nutrition Information:

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving):
  • Calories 150
    • (Calories from Fat 50)
  • Total Fat 6g
    • (Saturated Fat 1 1/2g,
    • Trans Fat 0g)
  • Cholesterol 0mg;
  • Sodium 110mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 22g
    • (Dietary Fiber 2g,
    • Sugars 11g)
  • Protein 3g
Percent Daily Value*:
  • Vitamin A 2%;
  • Vitamin C 0%;
  • Calcium 2%;
  • Iron 10%
Exchanges:
  • 1/2 Starch;
  • 0 Fruit;
  • 1 Other Carbohydrate;
  • 0 Skim Milk;
  • 0 Low-Fat Milk;
  • 0 Milk;
  • 0 Vegetable;
  • 0 Very Lean Meat;
  • 0 Lean Meat;
  • 0 High-Fat Meat;
  • 1 Fat
Carbohydrate Choices:
  • 1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

A honey-flavored, crunchy popcorn and cereal snack.

Prep time:
10 Min
Total time:
30 Min
Makes:
24 servings (1/2 cup each)
Ingredients
  • 8 cups popped microwave popcorn (from 3-oz bag)
  • 5 cups Cheerios® cereal
  • 1 cup honey roasted peanuts
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Directions
  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Remove and discard unpopped kernels from popped popcorn. In large bowl, mix popcorn, cereal, peanuts and raisins; set aside.
  2. In 1-quart saucepan, heat corn syrup, honey, butter and cinnamon to boiling. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour over cereal mixture; toss until evenly coated. Spread in ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan.
  3. Bake 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool pan on cooling rack, stirring occasionally. Store loosely covered.