Oat and Nut Crunch Mix

This sweetly spiced mix of oat cereal, almonds, and dried cherries is handy to keep around for snacks or breakfast.

MAKES: 20 servings

SERVING SIZE: 1/4 cups YIELD: 5 cups

CARB GRAMS PER SERVING: 12

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Nutrition Facts Per Serving:

Servings Per Recipe: 20
cal.(kcal): 83
Fat, total(g): 3
chol.(mg): 3
sat. fat(g): 1
carb.(g): 12
fiber(g): 1
pro.(g): 2
vit. A(IU): 49
sodium(mg): 63
calcium(mg): 30
iron(mg): 3

Diabetic Exchanges

Starch(d.e): 1

4 cups sweetened oat square cereal or brown sugar-flavored oat biscuit cereal

1/2 cup sliced almonds

2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice

Dash salt

1 cup dried cherries and/or light raisins

1. In a 15x10x1-inch baking pan combine cereal and almonds. In a small bowl stir together melted butter, apple pie spice, and salt. Drizzle butter mixture over cereal mixture; toss to coat.

2. Bake in a 300 degree F oven about 20 minutes or until almonds are toasted, stirring once during baking. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Stir in dried cherries. Cool completely. Store in a tightly covered container at room temperature up to 1 week. Makes 20 servings (5 cups).

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