Cinnamon Spice Chex Mix

 Thanksgiving dinner went off without a hitch.  The oven miraculously held the ham, scalloped corn, stuffing, AND the green bean casserole.  My mom broke out the china and silver.  We even put a tablecloth on the table, it was fancy...well as fancy as we get.  It was so good to spend time with my parents, brother, grandparents, aunt, and cousins; to have the day free to just be together. 

I made the ham, stuffing, scalloped corn, whipped potatoes, butternut squash, triple berry pie, cranberry salsa and cinnamon spice chex mix.  Everything was good; the dressing might have had a little too much rosemary, the pie didn't hold together as well as I had hoped, and the cranberry salsa was only a hit with my brother, but all in all it was a wonderful meal. 

Cinnamon Spice Chex Mix (adapted from http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chex-Pumpkin-Pie-Crunch/Detail.aspx?src=rotd)

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 Tbs. pumpkin pie spice
1 Tbs. vanilla
3 cups wheat chex
3 cups corn chex
2 cups oatmeal squares
2 cups cinnamon or honey nut cheerios
1 cup peanuts


Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line an half sheet pan with foil and coat with cooking spray.  Microwave the butter until melted and stir in the sugar, spice and vanilla.  In a large bowl combine cereals, peanuts, and butter mixture.  Spread onto the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes, stirring halfway through. Cool and store in an air tight container.