Reindeer Chow

Ingredients

14 oz. Chex Cereal
7 oz. Sweetened, Shredded Coconut
5 oz. Slivered Almonds
1 1/2 cups Sugar
3/4 cup Butter

1 1/4 Cups Corn Syrup

Directions

1. Mix together entire box of Chex cereal, coconut, and almonds. 
2. In a medium saucepan, over med/high heat, mix together sugar, butter, light corn syrup. 
3. Bring syrup mixture to a full boil, then turn down heat and cook for 3 minutes. STIR CONSTANTLY
4. Pour syrup over the cereal mixture and stir to coat.
5. Spread cereal evenly on wax paper and cool.
6. Once cooled, break into smaller pieces and store in an air-tight container.

Nutella Sliders

These are soooo "Sandra Lee Style". (If you don't know who Sandra Lee is, she's on the Food Network, and she's all about "Semi-home-made")

These are a great, tasty little snack I like to make sometimes. And they really couldn't be more simple:

Ritz Crackers (these where the whole grain/wheat version)

Nutella

Banana, sliced

Smear Nutella atop cracker, then add banana slice. Done. Tasty little pop in your mouth bite. Heck, I bet they aren't even that "unhealthy".... think after-school snack.... :)

Oreo Mint Truffles

1 pkg. Oreo cookies 
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature 
1 lb semi-sweet or milk chocolate
1/2 lb white chocolate
Peppermint extract (optional)

1. Using a food processor, grind cookies to a fine powder. With a mixer, blend cookie powder and cream cheese until thoroughly mixed (there should be no white traces of cream cheese). Blend in a few drops of mint extract (optional).
2. Roll into small balls and place on wax-lined cookie sheet. Refrigerate for 45 minutes.
3. Line two cookie sheets with wax paper. In double-boiler, melt chocolate. Dip balls and coat thoroughly. With slotted spoon, lift balls out of chocolate and let excess chocolate drip off. Place on wax-paper-lined cookie sheet. Refridgerate until set.
4. In separate double boiler, melt white chocolate. Using a fork, drizzle white chocolate over balls. Let cool.
5. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.

Submitted by Katy Lorenc

Granola

4 cups of rolled oats
1 cup of coconut
1 1/2-2 cups freshly ground wheat flour
1 cup of cooking oil (can use less)
3/4 cup of honey (can use less)
1 tsp of vanilla

Thoroughly mix together, spread on a cookie sheet and bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes. Stir occasionally while baking.

After cooling add any or all of the following ingredients:
1/4 cup sunflower seeds (can blend in blender)
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1/4 cup sesame seeds
1/2 cup raisins, dried currants or craisins

Store in tightly lidded container and refrigerate! It's yummy with milk or yogurt, enjoy!