Peppermint Crunch Mix - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 cups popped popcorn (I use white natural)
4 cups Honey Nut Chex
1 (7 ounce) jar marshmallow creme
20 red hard peppermint candies or 20 green hard peppermint candies, crushed (1/2 cup, I crush them quite fine)

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.
Mix popcorn and cereal in large bowl; set aside.
Place marshmallow creme in medium microwaveable bowl.
Microwave uncovered on High about 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until melted; stir again.
Pour over popcorn mixture; stir until evenly coated.
Sprinkle with candies.
Spread mixture on cookie sheet.
Bake 5 minutes; stir.
Bake about 5 minutes longer or until coating is light golden brown.
Spread on waxed paper or aluminum foil to cool.
Store tightly covered up to 2 weeks.
If you are in a pinch for time, buy an already popped bag of gourmet white popcorn.
Depends on the occasion, but I add red hots, or candy corn, or M&Ms or nuts.
Use your imagination.
BE SURE TO REMOVE ALL UNPOPPED KERNELS.
WE DON'T WANT ANY CHIPPED TEETH.