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Brontosaurus Bites
Yield: Makes 12 (3/4-cup) servings
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:
1.
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.

2.
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.

3.
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.

Nutritional Information:
Serving Size:
Sodium 81 mg
Protein 2 g
Fiber 2 g
Carbohydrate 41 g
Saturated Fat trace g
Total Fat 4 g
Calories from Fat 16 %
Calories 194
Dietary Exchange:
Starch 2
Fat 1
Fruit 1


This recipe appears in: Cooking with Kids

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