Cinnamon Sugar Mini Donut Cheerios Recipe

The other day I was in the mood to rewatch the three Back to the Future movies. In the event of such a good movie marathon, I needed some sort of snack to munch on periodically. I really wasn't in the mood for popcorn so I decided to do a little research on simple snack foods to make at home and I stumbled upon a recipe for cinnamon sugar mini donut cheerios.

GREAT SCOTT! They were so good!

To me they tasted like snickerdoodles. They were the perfect snack because they were best in small amounts while also having a sweet and salty taste. Since they were super easy to make and tasted so great, I thought I'd give you this simple movie snack idea!

Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter
1/4 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
4 cups Cheerios

Directions:

1. On medium heat, melt 1/4 cup butter in a 10-inch skillet, then add 1/4 teaspoon vanilla.

2. Add 4 cups of Cheerios and stir until Cheerios are coated.

• TIP: Mix between each added cup of Cheerios. It is easier to make sure all pieces get coated evenly.

3. Stir in 1/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon.

• TIP: Mix as well as you can in the skillet then move its contents into a plastic bag or container with a lid. Shake the mixture around to ensure all the Cheerios pieces are covered.

It's literally as simple as that! I found that they tasted the best when still warm. They reminded me of actual cookies (or donuts). This was a super easy and quick recipe that used up a lot of left over cereal that we have just had lying around the house. 

Sadly, I forgot to take any pictures to show you (where was the DeLorean when I needed it?!). But either way, if you try this recipe out please let me know! I'd be interested to see how your movies snacks turned out!

Nothing special, but still meaningful.

Much Love,
       Elly


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