Cupcake Candy

Lula Marie Henriksen, Lindon
Published: Thursday, May 30, 2002 12:00 a.m. MDT

Appetizers & Snacks > Snack mixes > Cupcake Candy

Ingredients

Preparation time: 20 minutes plus cooking time
Yield: About 3 dozen


Directions

4 cups corn flakes

4 cups rice crisp cereal

1/2 cup salted peanuts

1 cup coconut

1 cup dark corn syrup

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Combine cereals, peanuts and coconut in a large bowl; set aside.

Combine remaining ingredients, except vanilla, in a heavy saucepan; bring to boil, reduce heat and cook to firm-ball stage. Add vanilla and pour over cereal mixture. Spoon lightly into cupcake papers; cool.

Each serving contains 94 calories; 2 gm fat; 82 mg sodium; 0 mg cholesterol.