White Chocolate Cherry Chex Mix

The recipe for this is one that sort of got piggy-backed if you will.  That's where you find something and tweek it a little to make it right for you.

I was looking for a sweet Chex Mix for the holidays to take to a party one year and I went to the Chex website and found a few options.  The original called for sesame seeds,dried cherries, equal parts of Rice and Honey Nut Chex, and no white chocolate chips.  I hate using only a partial box of two separate boxes of cereals and dried cherries were terribly expensive, so I used majority of the Honey Nut Chex so the box was emptied and the remainder the Rice Chex.  Also, we don't have sesame seeds around here, so I threw in some white chocolate chips since they seemed to go well with cherries.

A nice bonus to this recipe is that it is Gluten Free-make sure to check the ingredients you purchase!

 White Chocolate Cherry Chex Mix

 Ingredients:
6 cups Honey Nut Chex® cereal
3 cups Rice Chex® cereal
2 cups whole cashews
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup craisins
1 cup white chocolate chips

Preparation Steps:
In large microwavable bowl, mix cereal and cashews.  In 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave brown sugar, butter and honey and salt uncovered on High about 1 1/2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until mixture comes to a boil. Stir butter mixture. Pour over cereal mixture; stir until evenly coated.

Microwave uncovered on High 4 minutes, stirring every minute. Stir in cherries and 1/4 of the white chocolate chips.  Microwave an additional 3 minutes, stirring every minute. Spread on waxed paper or foil to cool. After a few minutes cooling, pour the remaining chocolate chips over the mix so they won't melt.  Store in airtight container.

I made this along with the Lemon Buddy Chex mix and packaged them for a bake sale at work.  Both of them sold out!