Kate’s Stepmom: Hey, girls, would you like some Meow Mix?
Bratty Teenage Kate: [Hides head, utterly convinced she will die of embarrassment.]
So, in the spirit of Halloween, I’ve named this Goblin Grub, but the remaining 11 months of the year, you can probably call it Chewy Almond Coconut Chex Mix. Or something related to drugs or something semi-gross involving animals, that’s cool, too.
You’re going to need some Rice Chex, Golden Grahams, sliced almonds, light corn syrup, vanilla and almond extracts, butter, and unsweetened coconut.
Place the cereal, almonds, and coconut in a VERY LARGE bowl (or even a cookie sheet.
Toss them together and set aside.
In a large saucepan, combine butter, Karo syrup, and sugar. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and cook for three minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. While the mixture is still hot, pour over the cereal mixture
and stir well so the candy mixture coats the cereal.
Try keeping your fingers out of it until it cools a little. You can serve it in a bowl like this, but dividing it into individual portions isn’t a terrible idea (because it’s so sticky and also because it’s so addictive.)
Chewy Coconut-Almond Chex Mix
Ingredients
- 6 1/2 cups Rice Chex
- 4 1/2 cups Golden Grahams
- 1 cup sliced almonds
- 2 cups unsweetened coconut
- 3/4 cup 1 1/2 sticks butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup light Karo syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- In a VERY large bowl (or on a cookie sheet), combine cereals, almonds, and coconut. Set aside.
- In a large saucepan, combine butter, Karo syrup, and sugar. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cook for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla and almond extract. While the mixture is still hot, pour over the cereal mixture and stir well so the candy mixture coats the cereal. Serve in a large bowl or divide into individual portions.
Questions & Reviews
coconut crunchies?
How about "Crunchy Munchy Gooiness". It looks really yummy. 🙂
Oh. My. Goodness. I love this stuff! Only we use Crispix (so we call it Crispix mix), and we add M&M's too. Will definitely be making this for our women's retreat this weekend. Thanks for the reminder!
This sounds YUMMY! How about Autumn Honey Crisp?
My sister-in-law calls it "Garp"…sounds so harsh and yuck. But, I have an aunt that calls it "Celestial Chew"…much more heavenly.
thank you so much for posting this recipe! my grandma ALWAYS made this for us when we were growing up – but no one thought to get the recipe!! I am soo excited to make it for my daughter now! 🙂
We always called it 'coconut crunchy much' 🙂
sara
I would call it OOeey Gooey crunchin munchin. This sounds great.
We call this Satan's Snack….It's impossible to stop eating. Only you forgot the M&Ms. I can't eat it without those…(I prefer PB ones)
This is a faveorite in our home. We call it "Addition". I add M&M's to match the holiday along with jimmies.
I love this stuff! It is hard to think of a name though, I have a very similar recipe and the title is "Golden Graham Chex Mix." Not very original, but creativity is not my expertise, sorry. 🙂