Cheerios Nuggets – Elizabeth Coon

Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar
½ cup margarine, softened
¼ cup light corn syrup
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
6 cups Cheerios cereal
1 cup salted Spanish peanuts
1 cup raisins

Preparation

Heat oven to 250 F. Grease two 13-x9-x2-inch pans. Heat brown sugar, margarine, corn syrup, and salt in 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until bubbly around edges. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat; stir in baking soda until foamy and light colored. Pour over cereal, peanuts and raisins in greased 4-quart bowl. Stir until mixture is coated. Spread evenly in pans.
Bake for 15 minutes. Stir; let stand just until cooled, about 10 minutes. Loosen mixture with metal spatula. Let stand until firm, about 30 minutes.