Cheerios Nuggets

My senior vp gave everybody a small canning jar filled with this one christmas. i was skeptical but really loved it. also, i found out that he had made it--not his wife. so, i figured how hard can it be and had to get the recipe. i make it often at the holidays and leave it in a big bowl for people to grab. you can add just about anything you want to go with the cheerios. I have used whatever m&ms or chips/morsels i have at home.

Steps

Heat oven to 250f.

Grease 2 9x13-inch pans or jelly roll 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 , for 2 minutes longer.

Remove from heat , stir in baking soda until foamy and light colored.

Pour over cheerios , peanuts , raisins , and m&ms in 4 quart bowl.

Stir until mixture is coated and spread evenly in pans.

Bake for 15 minutes.

Stir , let stand until cool , about 10 minutes.

Loosen mixture with metal spatula and let stand until firm , about 30 minutes.

Break into bite-size pieces.

Ingredients

brown sugar, margarine, light corn syrup, salt, baking soda, cheerios toasted oat cereal, salted peanuts, raisins', m&m's plain chocolate candy"]"