TLC Cooking "Brontosaurus Bites"

Brontosaurus Bites

Brontosaurus Bites

YIELD Makes 12 (3/4-cup) servings
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INGREDIENTS

4	cups air-popped popcorn
2	cups mini-dinosaur grahams
2	cups corn cereal squares
1‑1/2	cups dried pineapple wedges
1	package (6 ounces) dried fruit bits
Butter-flavored nonstick cooking spray
1	tablespoon plus 1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
1‑1/2	teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2	teaspoon ground nutmeg
1	cup yogurt-covered raisins

PREPARATION:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine popcorn, grahams, cereal, pineapple and fruit bits in large bowl; mix lightly. Transfer to 15X10-inch jelly-roll pan. Spray mixture generously with cooking spray.
Combine sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in small bowl. Sprinkle 1/2 of sugar mixture over popcorn mixture; toss lightly to coat. Spray mixture again with additional cooking spray. Add remaining sugar mixture; mix lightly.
Bake snack mix 10 minutes, stirring after 5 minutes. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Add raisins; mix lightly.

Cook's Tip

For individual party take-home treats, wrap snack mix in festive colored paper napkins.

Gorilla Grub

Substitute plain raisins for the yogurt-covered raisins and 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese for the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.

This recipe appears in: Cooking with Kids

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