Yes, unfortunately, that’s one of our party guests consulting her therapist about her addiction to this taste monster.  Good luck, sweetheart!   This shit ain’t easy to shake. We had a little ‘to do’ at our place a few weeks back and after an evening of good drink, good food and good conversation, our stalwart team of partyer’s hit the makeshift black jack table and I set out a bowl of Crack…A/K/A Heather’s Caramel Cashew Chex Mix.

 

Caramel Cashew Chex Mix

1 cup (8 oz) butter
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 box (12-14 oz) corn chex cereal or crispex cereal
2 cups lightly salted and roasted cashews

1. Combine butter, sugar and syrup in a medium sized sauce pot. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil 5 minutes (watch so it does not boil over).
2. In the meantime, combine cereal and nuts in a very large bowl. Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
3. Pour caramel mixture over cereal mixture and mix well. Pour the combined mixture into a large paper bag (I use a Trader Joe’s paper bag–yummy way to recycle!?!?). Fold the top of the bag over and place in the microwave for 90 seconds. Remove from the microwave and shake to mix more (be careful–it will seem a little hot). Return cereal/bag to microwave and microwave an additional 60 seconds.
4. After last microwave ‘session’, pour mixture onto prepared cookie sheet, spreading out at much as possible. Be careful–this is HOT sugar. You might have to scrape in the bag to remove the last pieces of cereal/nuts (some caramel will remain in the bag). Allow mixture to cool completely. Break into chunks and call your sponsor….my number’s in the book!