peanut recipes & posts

It’s easy for kids to throw together a quick trail mix with whatever you have on hand. Keep a batch in a big airtight container for impromptu snacking fun! Some tried-and-true options include:
Cereal
Popcorn
Peanuts, pecans, walnuts, almonds, soynuts
Raisins, shredded coconut, other dried fruit
Sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds
Animal crackers, teddy bear crackers, goldfish crackers
M&m’s, Chocolate, butterscotch or peanut [...]

3 cups cheddar cheese goldfish crackers
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup dried apricots, chopped
1 cup peanuts
Mix; store in airtight container.
12 servings.

4 cups shredded wheat cereal
1 cup peanuts
½ cup light margarine
½ cup peanut butter
1 tsp ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl combine cereal and peanuts.
In small saucepan heat & stir margarine, peanut butter and cinnamon over low heat until melted together.
Slowly pour over cereal mixture, mixing well.
Spread out in a 13 x [...]

5 cups MultiGrain Cheerios®
1 cup pretzel sticks
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 tablespoon light margarine
1 cup raisins
1 cup peanuts
Heat oven to 350°.
Stir together cereal and pretzels in large bowl.
Heat peanut butter and margarine to boiling in 1-quart saucepan, stirring occasionally.
Pour over cereal and pretzels, stirring until evenly coated.
Spread in ungreased rectangular pan, 13×9×2 inches.
Bake 10 minutes, stirring [...]

7 cups popcorn, salted
½ cup peanuts
2 tbs honey
3 tbs light margarine
½ tsp cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray large baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Put popcorn int large bowl, mix in peanuts.
Microwave honey, margarine, and cinnamon for 30 seconds; stir.
Pour over popcorn, stirring gently with greased spoon to coat.
Spread popcorn evenly in pan.
Bake 12-14 minutes, stirring [...]

**This recipe is rather sugary. It might work well as an occasional sweet treat.
1 cup corn syrup
1 cup sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1 ¼ cup dry roasted peanuts
5 cups corn flakes
Combine corn syrup and sugar in 3-quart heavy saucepan.
Bring to a full boil, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat; quickly stir in peanut butter.
Add peanuts and corn flakes, [...]