Ingredients

The following ingredients have 9 Servings
  • 1 cup salted butter (2 sticks)
  • 1 & 1/2 cups light corn syrup
  • 1 & 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 & 1/2 cups salted cashews (and/or peanuts, or to taste)
  • 8 cups corn Chex cereal (*)
  • Christmas M&Ms (optional)

Instruction

  • 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.
  • Spray a large bowl with nonstick spray. Spray a large baking sheet with plenty of nonstick spray.
  • Add the Chex to the greased bowl, then pour the syrup over the cereal and stir to combine. Keep stirring and wait for the mixture to cool down a bit before adding your M&Ms, otherwise they tend to split open and get chocolate everywhere. 
  • Once all the cereal is coated, use a wooden spoon to spread it on a large greased baking sheet.
  • Let cool completely. It will set up some but will remain pretty sticky. Sticky's not in the title on accident :) 
  • 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.