How To Make Quick & Easy Hot Buttered Cinnamon Sugar Cheerios

Looking for a quick and easy treat or last-minute gift that tastes like pure comfort? These Hot Buttered Cinnamon Sugar Cheerios are the perfect answer. Golden cereal tossed together with melted butter and vanilla before skillet toasting.

Once done they are sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar and left to cool. You can enjoy them warm and fragrant, or let them cool completely before snacking on them.  This is a simple recipe that transforms everyday Cheerios into an irresistible snack.

 

 

I first ran across this recipe on the Betty Crocker site and immediately bookmarked it. I knew that it would be the perfect snack for sharing or gifting during the Holidays. They showed three tasty ways of doing these, each one sounding absolutely delicious.

Since it is Christmas, and we are all looking for quick and easy ideas for gifting to neighbors and friends, I thought this Cinnamon Sugar version would be perfect. Crunchy, buttery, little donut-flavored bits of sweetness. 

What I hadn't reckoned on was how delicious they were going to be.  I now need to make more.  Be warned, aside from being really quick and easy to make these are incredibly moreish and addictive!! 

In all fairness, I did use multi-grain cheerios to make them a bit healthier. SHHH!!! 😉

 

INGREDIENTS NEEDED TO MAKE 

HOT BUTTERED CINNAMON SUGAR CHEERIOS

Five simple ingredients and about ten minutes of your time. That's all you need.

• 4 cups (102g) cheerios cereal (I used multi-grain)
• 1/4 cup (60g) salted butter
• 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

 

HOW TO MAKE HOT BUTERED CINNAMON SUGAR CHEERIOS

Nothing could be easier.

1. Whisk the sugar and ground cinnamon together evenly in a small bowl. Set aside.
2. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
3. Whisk in the vanilla until evenly amalgamated. Add the cheerios.
4. Cook and stir, coating the cereal evenly with the butter. Cook, stirring occasionally for about 3 minutes until the cereal is lightly toasted. Remove from the heat.
5. Add the cinnamon sugar and toss everything together to coat the cheerios with the sugar mixture.
6. Leave to cook for a few minutes, then enjoy.
7. If not eating right away, store in an airtight jar or zip lock baggie.

SIMPLE IDEAS FOR GIFTING

• Pop into a pretty jar, add a square of festive fabric, or a paper napkin to make a holiday topper, and tie it on with a pretty colored ribbon along with a tag telling the recipient what it is and what is in it.
• Put a jar of these into a gift basket along with some other festive goodies and snacks along with a DVD of a favorite Christmas film.
• Pop into a decent Kilner jar and tie some jingle bells around the jar using some kitchen twine. I found these really cute acorn jingle bells which are really cute.

VARIATIONS

1. Leave out the vanilla and cinnamon sugar and just toss together with your favorite herbs and seasonings. You can add herbs to the butter rather than vanilla and a bit of seasoning salt. Thyme or chopped rosemary are nice, as is Italian Seasoning. If using Italian seasoning, you can also add a bit of finely grated Parmesan cheese when you go to serve them.
2. If making the sweet version you can add chocolate chips when they have cooled to room temperature. Butterscotch chips, white chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips. All work well.
3. You can add toasted nuts or pretzels to the mix if you want along with some sweet raisins o dried cranberries.
4. Add colored candy-coated chocolate bits for color and variety.

You can also make these in the microwave if you wish. Melt the butter in a large bowl in the microwave. (30 to 45 seconds on high. Whisk the vanilla in well. Stir in the cereal to coat. Return to the microwave and cook on high for 3 to 4 minutes, stopping to stir them at one-minute intervals.  Remove from the microwave and toss together with the cinnamon sugar to coat.

 

HINTS & TIPS FOR SUCCESS

• Read through the recipe thoroughly before beginning to help familiarize yourself with anything you need to know.
• Gather together all of your ingredients before you start. This will help to prevent you from leaving anything out.
• Make sure you use only the freshest of ingredients. This is not the time to get rid of your stale cereal.
• Keep your skillet at a medium temperature and keep stirring so that neither the butter nor the creal burn. It doesn't take long to toast them to perfection.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

CAN I USE ANY OTHER KIND OF CEREAL?

I suppose any kind of shaped cereal that isn't already sweetened would work in this recipe. You don't want to be using cereal that is already sugar coated however.

CAN I MAKE THIS WITHOUT SUGAR?

You can certainly make a savory version of this by just using butter and your favorite savory seasonings.

CAN I ADD ANYTHING TO THIS TO VARY IT?

You could add some dry roasted peanuts, pretzel nuggets, white or milk chocolate chips, or candy-coated chocolate bits if you wanted to. See above for more ideas.

HOW LONG WILL THIS KEEP?

It will keep for several weeks in an airtight container. You can also freeze it and it will keep for much longer.  Just pop into a zip lock baggie and freeze. If frozen, bring to room temperature to snack on.

 

A FEW MORE HOLIDAY SNACK & GIFT IDEAS

If you are like me, you can always use a few snack and gift recipe ideas to tuck up your sleeve for the holidays. Here are a few more favorites!

TOFFEE POPCORN BARK - Three simple ingredients, one incredibly moreish snack. This goes together in a flash and looks really pretty tucked into cellophane bags, tied up with colored ribbons.

HOMEMADE BITS AND BITES - The Canadian version of Chex Mix. Quick and easy to make with Shreddies, cheerios, pretzel sticks, cheese crackers, corn Chex, and optional peanuts. All tossed together in a spicy buttery mixture and toasted to crisp and golden perfection in the oven. So, so, so delicious!

  

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Yield: 8 servings

Author: Marie Rayner

Hot Buttered Cinnamon Sugar Cheerios

Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 5 MinTotal time: 10 Min

An incredibly moreish snack that is quick and easy to make, perfect for the holidays and for a last-minute gift.

Ingredients

• 4 cups (102g) cheerios cereal (I used multi-grain)
• 1/4 cup (60g) salted butter
• 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

1. Whisk the sugar and ground cinnamon together evenly in a small bowl. Set aside.
2. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
3. Whisk in the vanilla until evenly amalgamated. Add the cheerios.
4. Cook and stir, coating the cereal evenly with the butter. Cook, stirring occasionally for about 3 minutes until the cereal is lightly toasted. Remove from the heat.
5. Add the cinnamon sugar and toss everything together to coat the cheerios with the sugar mixture.
6. Leave to cook for a few minutes, then enjoy.
7. If not eating right away, store in an airtight jar or zip lock baggie.

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