Praline Pecan Crunch Snack Mix

Transform oatmeal cereal squares into a bakery style pecan crunch, just like the ones you find in the little ribbon tied bags with a handwritten label. Instead of coating whole pecans with praline, chop the pecans into tiny pieces and add them to the mix first. Then pour a sweet velvety coat over the oatmeal squares. Cereal was never so glamorous.

Ingredients

8 cups Quaker^® Oatmeal Squares^TM Maple & Brown Sugar Flavour Cereal
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
1/3 cup light corn syrup
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons margarine (70% vegetable oil spread in sticks)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

How to make it

Heat oven to 250°F. Spray 13 x 9-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray. Combine cereal and pecans in pan; set aside.
In 4-cup microwaveable bowl, combine corn syrup sugar and vegetable oil spread. Microwave on HIGH 1 minute 30 seconds. Stir. Microwave 30 seconds to 1 minute 30 seconds or until boiling.
Stir vanilla and baking soda into mixture. Pour over cereal mixture; stir to coat evenly.
Bake 1 hour, stirring every 20 minutes. Spread on baking sheet and cool completely; break into pieces. Store tightly covered.