Sticky Sweet-and-Salty Chex Mix (Christmas Crack

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1 1/2 cups Cashews and/or peanuts, salted

• Condiments

  • 1 1/2 cups Corn syrup, light

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/2 cups Sugar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla

• Snacks

  • 8 cups Corn chex cereal

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Butter, salted

• Desserts

  • 1 Christmas m&m's

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Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter
• 1 and 1/2 cups light corn syrup
• 1 and 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 and 1/2 to 2 cups salted cashews and/or peanuts (or to taste)
• 8 cups corn Chex cereal*
• Christmas M&Ms, optional

Directions

• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium-high heat.
• Add the corn syrup and sugar. Bring to a boil. Once there are bubbles all the way across the surface, set a timer for 3 minutes and stir occasionally. When it is a caramel consistency, remove from heat.
• Stir in the vanilla.
• Stir in the cashews and peanuts to get them completely coated.
• Add the Chex to a large bowl, then pour the syrup over the cereal and stir to combine. Stir in the M&Ms at this point if you like.
• Once all the cereal is coated, use a wooden spoon to spread it on a large baking sheet.
• Let cool completely. It will set up some but will remain pretty sticky.
• Store this in large ziplock bags. Or if you plan to deliver this as a gift, scoop some into a wide-mouth mason jar and tie a ribbon around the top.