Santa Snack Mix

Prep: 10 min., Cook: 5 min., Bake: 1 hr., Cool: 20 min.

Yield: Makes 8 cups

Ingredients

• 4  cups  toasted oat bran cereal
• 1  cup  multigrain cluster cereal
• 1  cup  chopped pecans
• 1  teaspoon  ground allspice
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 3/4  cup  honey
• 1/2  cup  butter
• 1  cup  jumbo red raisins
• Wax paper

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 250°. Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl.

2. Cook honey and butter together in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted and mixture is blended and smooth (about 5 minutes).

3. Pour honey mixture over cereal mixture, stirring to coat. Spread in a single layer on a lightly greased aluminum foil-lined 15- x 10-inch jelly-roll pan.

4. Bake at 250° for 55 minutes, stirring once every 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in raisins, and bake 5 more minutes. Spread immediately on wax paper; cool 20 minutes. Store in an airtight container up to 1 week.

Note: For testing purposes only, we used Quaker Oat Bran for toasted oat bran cereal and Kashi GOLEAN Crunch for multigrain cluster cereal.