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Christmas Crunch

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Christmas Crunch – Get ready for some serious snacking!  This sweet snack mix will be a hit!  It’s wonderfully addicting and perfect for an appetizer and even a gift! Christmas Crunch - Get ready for some serious snacking!  This sweet snack mix will be a hit!  It's wonderfully addicting and perfect for an appetizer and even a gift!

I’m super excited to share this Christmas Crunch recipe with you guys.  It’s sure to be a favorite this holiday season because it is just so darn good!  In fact, my husband told me I had to put this recipe on here.  So y’all need to thank him when y’all make it 😉Christmas Crunch - Get ready for some serious snacking!  This sweet snack mix will be a hit!  It's wonderfully addicting and perfect for an appetizer and even a gift!

This Christmas Crunch recipe makes a big batch, and it’s perfect for gifts and festive snacking.  I mean we polished off a whole bowl in our neighborhood recently.  How could one go wrong with butter and sugar folks?  After all, it’s Christmas!

Christmas Crunch - Get ready for some serious snacking!  This sweet snack mix will be a hit!  It's wonderfully addicting and perfect for an appetizer and even a gift!

How to Make Christmas Crunch:

  1. Add cereals, coconut, and sliced almonds to a LARGE bowl.
  2. Cook butter, sugar, and corn syrup to 234 degrees.  You need a candy thermometer.
  3. Stir sugar mixture to coat cereal mixture and spread out to cool and harden.

Christmas Crunch - Get ready for some serious snacking!  This sweet snack mix will be a hit!  It's wonderfully addicting and perfect for an appetizer and even a gift!

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Christmas Crunch - Get ready for some serious snacking!  This sweet snack mix will be a hit!  It's wonderfully addicting and perfect for an appetizer and even a gift!

Christmas Crunch

Ingredients

  • 5 cups Golden Grahams
  • 5 cups Rice Chex
  • 1 cup coconut
  • 3/4 cup sliced almonds
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 1/2 sticks butter

Instructions

  1. Mix cereals, coconut, and almonds in a LARGE bowl.
  2. In a medium saucepan, melt butter, sugar, and corn syrup.  Heat over medium high heat until mixture reaches about 234 degrees.  It will really be foamy and bubbly at this point.  Remove from heat.
  3. Very carefully, pour over cereal mixture in bowl and begin mixing to coat cereal.  
  4. Spread out on wax paper-covered sheet pans to cool and harden a little.  Store in sealed container or plastic bag for a few days.

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Other Recipes to Make for the Holidays:

  • Christmas Magic Mix
  • Magic Cookie Truffles
  • Magic Pretzels
  • Red Velvet & White Cake Mix Cookies

Christmas Crunch - Get ready for some serious snacking!  This sweet snack mix will be a hit!  It's wonderfully addicting and perfect for an appetizer and even a gift!

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I am a wife to an awesome husband, mother of four great kids, and a middle school math teacher. I love collecting recipes and cookbooks! Being able to share the things I make with others is so much fun for me. I have gotten so many cookbooks and torn so many recipes out of magazines! This is my way to really make use of them. I am starting this blog as a way to chronicle the recipes I’ve tried and pass them along. I hope everyone enjoys!!!
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