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Herbed Cashew Snack Mix

Sorce Cin-cout
Caloric :1 Serving: Calories 180 (Calories from Fat 90); Total Fat 10g (Saturated Fat 3 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 210mg; Total Carbohydrate 20g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 2g); Protein 4g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%; Vitami
Ingridients Prep Time:15 min
Start to Finish:40 min
Makes:12 servings (1/2 cup each)

2 cups Corn ChexÂ® cereal
2 cups bite-size shredded wheat cereal
2 cups pretzel sticks
1 cup cashews
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon leaves
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon red pepper sauce
Instructions

1. Heat oven to 325Â°F.
2. In ungreased 13x9-inch pan, mix cereals, pretzel sticks and cashews. In 1-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Remove from heat; stir in tarragon, onion powder and pepper sauce. Pour over cereal mixture, stirring until evenly coated.
3. Bake uncovered about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until hot. Serve warm or cool. Store in airtight container.

"Beary Good" Snack Mix

Sorce Fugitif
Caloric :1 Serving: Calories 240 (Calories from Fat 100 ); Total Fat 11 g (Saturated Fat 2 g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 290 mg; Total Carbohydrate 31 g (Dietary Fiber 3 g); Protein 7 g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4 %; Vitamin C 2 %; Calcium 2 %
Ingridients Prep Time:10 min
Start to Finish:10 min
Makes:8 servings

2 cups Honey Nut CheeriosÂ® cereal
2 cups teddy bear-shaped graham snacks
1 cup honey-roasted peanuts
1/2 cup raisins
Instructions

1. Mix all ingredients in large bowl.
2. Store in plastic bag or covered container.

Sweet 'n Nutty Cereal Munch

Sorce dbzplanet
Caloric :1 Serving: Calories 205 (Calories from Fat 100 ); Total Fat 11 g (Saturated Fat 1 g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 250 mg; Total Carbohydrate 25 g (Dietary Fiber 2 g); Protein 3 g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 6 %; Vitamin C 2 %; Calcium 4 %
Ingridients Prep Time:15 min
Start to Finish:1 hr 45 min
Makes:8 cups snack

1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 cups Frosted CheeriosÂ® or CheeriosÂ® cereal
1 cup pecan halves, walnut halves or peanuts
1/2 cup slivered almonds
Instructions

1. Heat oven to 325ÂºF. Spread 1 tablespoon melted butter in jelly roll pan, 15 1/2x10 1/2x1 inch.
2. Mix brown sugar, corn syrup, 1/4 cup butter and the salt in 3-quart saucepan. Heat over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until brown sugar is dissolved; remove from heat. Stir in cereal, pecans and almonds until well coated. Spread mixture in pan.
3. Bake uncovered 15 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen mixture with metal spatula. Let stand about 1 hour or until firm. Break into pieces. Store in airtight container.

Peanutty Good Luck Snack

Sorce gjcmike
Caloric :1 Serving: Calories 230 (Calories from Fat 90 ); Total Fat 10 g (Saturated Fat 3 g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 120 mg; Total Carbohydrate 29 g (Dietary Fiber 2 g); Protein 5 g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4 %; Vitamin C 8 %; Calcium 4 %;
Ingridients Prep Time:10 min
Start to Finish:10 min
Makes:14 servings (1/2 cup each)

4 cups Lucky CharmsÂ® cereal
1 cup candy-coated peanut butter pieces
1 cup yogurt-covered raisins
1 cup peanuts
Instructions

1. Place all ingredients in resealable plastic food-storage bag; seal. Shake until mixed.
2. Store at room temperature up to 3 days.

Grilled Cheese-Tomato Soup

Sorce vikerskog
Caloric :1 Serving: Calories 330 (Calories from Fat 160 ); Total Fat 18 g (Saturated Fat 10 g); Cholesterol 45 mg; Sodium 1560 mg; Total Carbohydrate 28 g (Dietary Fiber 2 g); Protein 14 g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 18 %; Vitamin C 18 %; Calc
Ingridients Prep Time:10 min
Start to Finish:10 min
Makes:2 servings

1 can (19 oz) ProgressoÂ® Vegetable Classics tomato basil soup
2 packages (1.5 ounces each) individual-size Colby-Monterey Jack cheese blend cubes, from 7.5-ounce package
1/2 cup croutons, divided into 2 resealable snack-sized food storage plastic bags
Instructions

1. Heat soup as directed on can.
2. For each serving, pour warm soup into small insulated bottle. Pack in lunch bag with cheese cubes, croutons and plastic spoon.
3. At lunchtime, add cheese cubes and croutons to soup.

Teddy Bear Cupcakes

Sorce Gian
Caloric :1 Serving: Calories 230 (Calories from Fat 90); Total Fat 10g (Saturated Fat 3g, Trans Fat 1g); Cholesterol 25mg; Sodium 230mg; Total Carbohydrate 31g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 20g); Protein 3g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C
Ingridients Prep Time:35 min
Start to Finish:1 hr 35 min
Makes:24 cupcakes

1 box Betty CrockerÂ® SuperMoistÂ® yellow cake mix
1 cup water
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
3 eggs
1 container Betty CrockerÂ® Whipped chocolate frosting
1/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1/3 cup honey-flavor dry-roasted peanuts, chopped
48 teddy bear-shaped graham snacks
24 birthday candles
Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350Â°F (325Â°F for dark or nonstick pans). Line 24 muffin cups with paper baking cups.
2. In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, peanut butter and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
3. Bake 13 to 18 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and tops spring back when touched lightly in center. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
4. Reserve 1/4 cup of the frosting. Spread remaining frosting over tops of cupcakes. Sprinkle each cupcake with 1/2 teaspoon each chocolate chips and peanuts; press gently into frosting.
5. Spread about 1/2 teaspoon reserved frosting on flat sides of 2 graham snacks. Place candle between frosted sides of graham snacks; press gently together. Repeat with remaining snacks, frosting and candles. Place on cupcakes, pressing candles slightly into cupcakes to hold in place.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Increase water to 1 1/4 cups, decrease peanut butter to 1/3 cup. Bake 18 to 21 minutes. Makes 30 cupcakes.

Savory Snacktime Mix

Sorce Skudder
Caloric :1 Serving: Calories 140 (Calories from Fat 80); Total Fat 9g (Saturated Fat 3g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 250mg; Total Carbohydrate 12g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 1g); Protein 4g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 6%; Vitamin C 0
Ingridients Prep Time:10 min
Start to Finish:55 min
Makes:15 servings (1/2 cup each)

2 cups CheeriosÂ® cereal
2 cups ChexÂ® cereal (any variety)
2 cups pretzels
1 cup peanuts
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
Instructions

1. Heat oven to 275Â°F. In ungreased 13x9-inch pan, mix cereals, pretzels and peanuts.
2. In small bowl, mix remaining ingredients. Pour over cereal mixture, stirring until evenly coated.
3. Bake 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Spread on paper towels to cool, about 15 minutes. Store in airtight container up to 1 week.

Jack-o'-Lantern Cake

Sorce TaTka
Caloric :1 Serving: Calories 450 (Calories from Fat 190); Total Fat 21g (Saturated Fat 6g, Trans Fat 3 1/2g); Cholesterol 55mg; Sodium 450mg; Total Carbohydrate 60g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 44g); Protein 4g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vita
Ingridients Prep Time:1 hr 30 min
Start to Finish:3 hr 45 min
Makes:24 servings

2 boxes Betty CrockerÂ® SuperMoistÂ® devil's food or white cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs or egg whites called for on cake mix box
2 containers (1 lb each) Betty CrockerÂ® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
Yellow and red food color
1 green flat-bottom ice-cream cone
Betty CrockerÂ® Fruit Roll-UpsÂ® chewy fruit snack rolls (any flavor)
Instructions

1. Heat oven to 325Â°F. Grease and flour 2-quart round casserole or 2 1/2-quart ovenproof bowl. Make 1 box cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs or egg whites. Pour batter into casserole.
2. Bake devil's food cake 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes, white cake about 1 hour 10 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Remove cake from casserole; place rounded side up on cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Make and bake remaining cake mix using same casserole or bowl.
3. With sharp knife, carefully slice piece from top of each cake to make flat surface where cakes will be placed together to form pumpkin shape. (Cake scraps can be saved and added to another recipe such as pudding or trifle if desired.)
4. In medium bowl, place frosting; tint with 9 drops yellow and 6 drops red food color to make orange frosting. On plate, place 1 cake, rounded side down. Spread 2/3 cup of the orange frosting over cake almost to edge. Place second cake, rounded side up, on frosted cake to make round shape. Frost entire cake with remaining orange frosting.
5. Trim ice-cream cone to desired height for stem; place upside down on cake. Cut out eyes, nose, mouth, vines and leaves from fruit snack rolls. Place on frosted cake to form face. Store tightly covered at room temperature.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change for Devil's Food cake mix. Follow High Altitude cake mix directions for White cake mix and proceed as directed in recipe.

Reindeer Chocolate-Coated Pretzel Rods

Sorce Joseph Mama
Caloric :1 Serving: Calories 175 (Calories from Fat 45 ); Total Fat 5 g (Saturated Fat 2 g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 480 mg; Total Carbohydrate 30 g (Dietary Fiber 1 g); Protein 3 g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 2 %; Ir
Ingridients Prep Time:45 min
Start to Finish:45 min
Makes:12 pretzels

4 ounces chocolate-, vanilla- or butterscotch-flavored candy coating (almond bark), chopped
12 large pretzel twists
12 pretzel rods
24 miniature semisweet chocolate chips
12 red candy-coated chocolate candies
1 roll Betty CrockerÂ® Fruit by the FootÂ® cherry or other flavor chewy fruit snack rolls
12 miniature green candy-coated chocolate candies
Instructions

1. Place candy coating in 1-cup microwavable measuring cup. Microwave uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted.
2. Dip pretzel twists into melted candy coating. Place on waxed paper. Let stand until coating is set.
3. If necessary, rewarm coating. Dip top 2 inches of pretzel rod into melted candy coating; attach pretzel rod to bottom of pretzel twist. Place on waxed paper.
4. To make reindeer, press on chcolate chips for eyes and red candy for nose using melted candy coating. Cut scarf from fruit roll; attach to reindeer using candy coating. Press on green candy for button using candy coating. Place on waxed paper. Let stand until coating is set. Store coated pretzel rods loosely covered at room temperature no longer than 2 weeks.

All-American Snack Mix

Sorce mwandersee
Caloric :1 Serving: Calories 200 (Calories from Fat 35 ); Total Fat 4 g (Saturated Fat 1 g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 350 mg; Total Carbohydrate 40 g (Dietary Fiber 2 g); Protein 3 g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 8 %; Vitamin C 26 %; Calcium 2 %;
Ingridients Prep Time:10 min
Start to Finish:10 min
Makes:10 1/2 cups snacks

6 cups Frosted CheeriosÂ® cereal
1/2 cup animal crackers
1 1/2 cups small pretzel twists
1 1/2 cups cheese-flavored snack crackers
1/2 package (9-ounce size) Betty CrockerÂ® Shark BitesÂ® chewy fruit snacks
Instructions

1. Stir together all ingredients.
2. Store in airtight container.