Cheerio Treats

These treats were a huge hit on the old blog and for good reason: they are cute, easy, and delicious. They are not the healthiest treat, so we eat them very sparingly. The first time I ever made these, my kids went nuts. Zeke (2 at the time) stood next to them pointing and rapidly babbling and smiling while Quinn (back then, 1) stood on tippy toes trying her hardest to reach the treats. It really was adorable.
This recipe comes in around $3.50 (give or take depending on sales) and makes about 36 heaping tablespoon sized snacks. That's roughly $.10 per treat!

 Ingredients:
1 C sugar
1 C corn syrup
1 C creamy peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla
5 C cheerios (we prefer the multigrain in the purple box)

In a large pot, bring sugar and corn syrup to a boil. Boil 1 minute.
Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and vanilla until smooth.
Gently stir in cheerios to coat with syrup.
Drop heaping tablespoons of the mixture unto wax paper laid out on a large flat surface.
Allow to cool at least 10-15 minutes.
Enjoy!

This post was originally published on 11/30/11 @ oneincomefamilyliving.blogspot.com. I wrote, revised, and moved it here.