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MultiGrain Cheerios® Ranch-Style Snack

Tips

Substitution:

Shaking this mixture in a very large bag makes it easy to evenly coat the cereal and popcorn. If you don't have a large enough bag, just mix the snack right in the roasting pan.

Nutrition Information:

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving):
  • Calories 70
    • (Calories from Fat 25)
  • Total Fat 2 1/2g
    • (Saturated Fat 1g,
    • Trans Fat 0g)
  • Cholesterol 0mg;
  • Sodium 190mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 9g
    • (Dietary Fiber 1g,
    • Sugars 2g)
  • Protein 2g
Percent Daily Value*:
  • Vitamin A 2%;
  • Vitamin C 2%;
  • Calcium 4%;
  • Iron 15%
Exchanges:
  • 1/2 Starch;
  • 0 Fruit;
  • 0 Other Carbohydrate;
  • 0 Skim Milk;
  • 0 Low-Fat Milk;
  • 0 Milk;
  • 0 Vegetable;
  • 0 Very Lean Meat;
  • 0 Lean Meat;
  • 0 High-Fat Meat;
  • 1/2 Fat
Carbohydrate Choices:
  • 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Your little cowpokes will head for the ranch when they hear this tasty snack is ready.

Prep time:
15 Min
Total time:
60 Min
Makes:
28 servings (1/2 cup each)
Ingredients
  • cups MultiGrain Cheerios® cereal
  • cups Multi-Bran Chex® cereal
  • bag (3.5 oz) microwave popcorn, popped
  • tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
  • 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • envelope (1 oz) ranch dressing mix
Directions
  1. Heat oven to 325°F.
  2. In 2-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix cereals and popcorn. Drizzle with melted butter. Seal bag; shake. Add cheese and dressing mix. Seal bag; shake well. Pour into ungreased large roasting pan.
  3. Bake 15 minutes, stirring after 10 minutes; cool. Store in airtight container.