Crispix Mix!

Here's the recipe for the Crispix Mix that I brought to the retreat:

1 stick butter

1 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup white syrup

1 tsp. vanilla

1 tsp. baking soda

1 pkg. Crispix cereal

1 (10 oz.) pkg. pretzels

2 cups peanuts

1 lb. M&M's

Combine butter, brown sugar, and white syrup; microwave on high for 2 minutes then stir. Microwave 2 more minutes; add vanilla and baking soda. Pour cereal into a brown paper sack and pour caramel mixture over; microwave 1 1/2 minutes. Shake and microwave 1 1/2 minutes more and shake again; add pretzels, peanuts, and M&M's, stirring until well mixed.

(Tip: I usually wait to add the M&M's until after the mixture has dried. Otherwise, they tend to melt.)