Recipes Using Cereal

With all the FREE cereal we are all getting I am sure your husbands are saying NO MORE like mine. We really do have a ton of cereal shoved under beds in our house. You guys know me though, if its FREE I will never leave it behind no matter how much I already have. I bargained with my husband that if I bought more this week I would find more ways than just cold cereal to use it. Here are a few things I came up with:

Monkey Mix
1/4 c. peanut butter
1 (6 oz.) pkg. butterscotch chips
4 c. corn flakes, crushed
Put it into a bowl and mix it all up. I love eating it while we are watching a movie or playing games. So yummy! Some people I know drop it by tablespoons on wax paper and make them into no bake cookies. Either way its sure to make everyone happy!

Honey Bunches of Oats Chicken
(Good Things Utah)

Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts cut into strips or tenders
6 C. crushed honey bunches of oats
2 T. corn meal
1 tsp. garlic salt
1/8 tsp. white pepper
2 C. buttermilk or 2 c milk with 1 tbsp. lemon juice
2 cloves minced garlic

Preparation:
Mix crumbs, corn meal, garlic salt and white pepper together in a ziploc bag, crunch it up until it is crushed but not fine crumbs. Place pieces into buttermilk and garlic, then roll in crumbs. Place on a lightly oiled baking stone and spray the tops of the pieces. Sprinkle the remaining crumbs over the top and spray again. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 15-20 minutes or until chicken is baked through.

Fruit Loop Muffins
(Group Recipes)

Ingredients
1 3/4 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
3 tbsp butter, melted
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 cup milk
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups Fruit Loops cereal, left whole
1/2 cup Fruit Loops cereal, crushed
1 tbsp melted butter
Directions
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add melted butter, egg, milk and 1 1/2 cups fruit loops. Stir to combine.
Mix 1/4 cup crushed fruit loops with 1 tbsp melted butter.
Spoon muffin batter into greased or paper-lined muffin tins. Sprinkle tops with fruit loop crumb mixture.
Bake at 400F for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.


Fruit Loop Cookies
(Tasty Madness)


Ingredients:
2 cups Fruit Loops
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup orange juice

***ORANGE ICING***
2 cups sifted powdered sugar
2 tablespoons orange juice
3 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened

Directions:
Crush cereal into fine crumbs. Sift together flour, Baking Powder and salt. Beat shortening, butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and orange juice; beat well. Add dry ingredients and cereal crumbs. Mix thoroughly.Drop by level tablespoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 for 12 minutes. Frost with Orange Icing.For Orange Icing: Mix sugar, butter and enough Juice for smooth icing or spreading consistency. Frost cookies–may decorate with fruit loops.
This recipe for Fruit Loop Cookies And Orange Icing serves/makes 3 dozen

Baked Cheese Sticks
(All Recipes)

INGREDIENTS
4 cups cornflakes cereal
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 egg whites
2 tablespoons water
1 (8 ounce) package mozzarella cheese

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking pan lined with foil. In a large, shallow bowl, crush the corn cereal to 1 cup. Mix together the corn cereal, oregano and garlic salt. Place the flour in a small bowl. In another small bowl, thoroughly beat the egg whites and water. Cut the mozzarella cheese into 12 sticks approximately 2 3/4 inches in length. Dip the cheese sticks in the flour, then the egg mixture, then the cereal mixture. Repeat dipping in the egg and cereal mixture to ensure a complete coating. Arrange cheese sticks on the baking pan. Allow the sticks to set for 30 minutes. Bake in the preheated oven about 8 minutes until cheese is soft and sticks are lightly browned.

Chocolate Yummies
(Rice Krispys)
1. Coat 13 x 9 x 2-inch microwave-safe dish with cooking spray. Arrange KEEBLER GRAHAMS ORIGINAL crackers in single layer in dish, breaking crackers as needed to fit. Sprinkle marshmallows evenly over crackers.2. Microwave on HIGH 1 minute or until marshmallows are puffy. Remove from microwave. Cool completely.3. In 2-quart microwave-safe mixing bowl combine chocolate morsels, corn syrup and butter. Microwave on HIGH about 1 1/2 minutes or until chocolate is melted, stirring every 30 seconds. Stir in peanut butter. Add KELLOGG'S RICE KRISPIES cereal, mixing until combined. 4. Spread evenly over marshmallows. Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm. Cut and store in airtight container in refrigerator. CONVENTIONAL DIRECTIONS:Follow step 1 above using 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375°F about 7 minutes or until marshmallows are puffy. Cool completely. In medium saucepan combine chocolate morsels, corn syrup and butter. Cook stirring constantly, over medium-low heat until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter. Add KELLOGG'S RICE KRISPIES cereal, mixing until combined. Complete as in step 4 above.

Good and Spicy Meatballs

(Kelloggs)
Ingredients
2 cups Kellogg's Corn Flakes®
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 pound lean ground beef

Sauce
1 can (15 oz.) tomato sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons pickle relish
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons vinegar
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions
In large mixing bowl, combine KELLOGG'S CORN FLAKES cereal, the 2 tablespoons ketchup and egg. Mix in ground beef. Shape in 1 1/4-inch meatballs. Place in single layer, in shallow baking pan, coated with cooking spray.2. Bake at 400° F for 12 minutes or until browned.3. In 4-quart saucepan, combine remaining ingredients. Simmer over low heat 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Add meatballs. Continue cooking 15 minutes. Serve over rice, if desired.