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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
