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Kimela Hendrickson has lived in the Southwest all her life. She and her husband, Mike, a retired fire captain, have two grown sons. Kimela enjoys decorative painting and volunteers at the Kern County Fair.

Nut & Chex Low Sugar Munchie Mix

1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons butter

1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons firmly packed Splenda brown sugar

2 tablespoons light corn syrup

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups lightly salted nuts (your favorite)

8 - 10 cups Chex or Crispx cereal

Line a cookie sheet pan with wax paper to spread mix on.

Melt in a 3 - 4 quart pot, butter, syrup and brown sugar, stirring constantly, on medium heat.  Bring to a boil.  Boil for 1 1/2 - 2 minutes.  Have the cereal in a well buttered bowl.  Pour 1/3 of the syrup mix in the cereal and stir to coat.  Keep doing this until all the syrup is used.  Spread on cookie sheet to cool. 

Now for the fun part, that's eating the Munchie Mix.