Name: Rice Chex Candy
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 15 cups, 60 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 (16 ounce) box Rice Chex; 1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut, sweetened shredded; 1 1/2 cups almonds, sliced; 1 1/2 cups butter or 1 1/2 cups margarine; 1 1/2 cups light corn syrup; 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 1 teaspoon baking soda

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Recipe by HeathersKitchen

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Rice Chex Candy created by HeathersKitchen

This candy is crunchy and chewy and very sweet. It's one of my favorite treats at Christmas time. This recipe makes a large batch but it freezes very well. My grandma makes this in the microwave so I've included her microwave cooking instructions. I estimated the serving size to be about 1/4 cup.

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ingredients

1 (16 ounce) box Rice Chex
1 ¹⁄₂ cups sweetened flaked coconut, sweetened shredded
1 ¹⁄₂ cups almonds, sliced
1 ¹⁄₂ cups butter or 1 1/2 cups margarine
1 ¹⁄₂ cups light corn syrup
1 ¹⁄₂ cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda

directions

Combine Chex cereal, almonds and coconut in a very large mixing bowl. Set aside.
Combine butter, corn syrup and sugar in a medium saucepan.
Cook and stir over medium-high heat until mixture reaches 235°F (soft ball stage).
Remove from heat and stir in baking soda and vanilla; stir well.
Pour candy mixture over cereal mixture. Stir until well combined.
Spread on wax paper to cool.
Store cooled candy in an airtight container.
This candy freezes remarkably well!
It makes a pretty gift given in a jar or cellophane bag tied with a ribbon.
It's very sweet and highly addictive!
*Microwave instructions:
Combine butter, corn syrup, and sugar in a microwave safe glass bowl. Microwave on high 5 minutes.
Stir.
Microwave 5-10 minutes longer until mixture reaches soft ball stage.
Add vanilla and baking soda; stir.
Pour over cereal mixture.

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"This candy is crunchy and chewy and very sweet. It's one of my favorite treats at Christmas time. This recipe makes a large batch but it freezes very well. My grandma makes this in the microwave so I've included her microwave cooking instructions. I estimated the serving size to be about 1/4 cup."

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review by Beautiful

1/3/2013

Really sweet but yummy I used more Rice Chex.

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review by myangelhayden

1/12/2008

This stuff is addicting! I made it for a Christmas party at work and gave the recipe to more people than I can count. I did use Crispix cereal instead of the Rice Chex because thats what I had on hand. Thanks for a great recipe!

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review by Tamaretta

12/21/2007

For our family, this was too sugary-sweet without a lot of flavor. I even added an additional 1/2 tsp almond extract with the vanilla but it was still very bland. Thanks for posting!

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review by mhoey

11/25/2007

This was a quick and delicious snack! I don't think that I quite got my syrup mixture to the softball stage so my mix came out all goopy. But that was my mistake not the recipe's. The flavor of this is really unique and my family loved it!

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photo by HeathersKitchen

6/19/2007

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