Almond Snack Mix - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (17 5/8 ounce) package Rice Chex
2 3/4 cups sliced almonds
1 cup sugar (I use Splenda)
1 cup light corn syrup
3/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon almond extract

Preparation

Place cereal and almonds in a bowl.
In a saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup and butter.
Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until a candy thermometer reads 250\u00b0 to 266\u00b0 (hard-ball stage).
Remove from the heat and stir in extract.
Pour over cereal mixture and mix well.
Spread onto waxed paper-lined baking sheets and cool.
Break apart.
Store in an airtight container.