Chex Cherry Pepita Mix

Ingredients

• 4 ½ cups Honey Nut Chex cereal
• 4 ½ cups Rice Chex cereal
• 1 cup shelled pumpkin seeds (pepita)
• ¼ cup packed brown sugar
• ¼ cup margarine spread
• ¼ cup honey
• 1 cup dried cherries

Directions

• In a large microwavable bowl, mix cereal and almonds.
• In a 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave brown sugar, margarine spread, and honey uncovered on High about 1 ½ minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until mixture comes to a boil. Stir margarine mixture.
• Pour over cereal mixture; stir until evenly coated.
• Microwave uncovered on High 4 minutes, stirring every minute.
• Stir in cherries.
• Microwave an additional 3 minutes, stirring every minute.
• Spread on waxed paper or foil to cool.
• Store in airtight container.

Yield:  Makes 28 servings (1/2 cup each)