Chewy caramel pairs nicely with crunchy apples for this sweet treat. It is the easiest way to eat these beloved flavors.

Caramel Apple Chex Mix
Ingredients:
8 cups of rice chex cereal
11 oz package salted caramel chips (or butterscotch)
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
8 oz caramel bits
1 teaspoon apple pie spice or pumpkin pie spice
1 cup salted & roasted peanuts
1 cup freeze dried apples

Directions:
Melt chips over a double boiler, or in the microwave in 20 second intervals.
Pour over half of the chex and stir well. Pour into a zip-top bag and add half the powdered sugar and cinnamon. Shake to coat well.
Melt caramel over a double boiler, or in the microwave in 20 second intervals.
Pour over half of the chex and stir well. Pour into a zip-top bag and add half the powdered sugar and pie spice. Shake to coat well.
Add in the apples and peanuts.

Stir well. Enjoy!

The caramel makes it it chewy and the salted caramel “chocolate” mix was so sweet. The nuts provide needed balance. Pretzels would be nice in here for some salt. I wondered what the fam would think and we stood around eating about 1/2 of it.