SWEET CHURRO CHEX MIX PARTY SNACK

SWEET CHURRO CHEX MIX PARTY SNACK 5 cups rice cereal such as Rice Chex 5 cups corn cereal such as Corn Chex 2 cups pretzel sticks 2 cups Cinnamon Toast Churros Cereal (no substitution if can't find since it's added at the end) Churro Sauce 1½ cups packed light brown sugar ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter 6 tbsp light corn syrup ¼ tsp plus ⅛ tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt Churro Topping 1½ cups granulated sugar 5 tsp ground cinnamon 1 cup baking caramel bits Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare two large rimmed baking sheets with foil. Spray well with cooking spray. Mix together 1½ cups granulated sugar and 5 tsp cinnamon. Remove ½ cup cinnamon-sugar mixture for later. Mix together rice cereal, corn cereal, pretzel sticks and divide it into two large mixing bowls. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter, brown sugar, and corn syrup. Once the edges of the saucepan have bubbles, set timer for 1 minute. Pour ½ the mixture into one cereal mix bowl. Use 2 spatulas to toss together until the mixture is coated well. Repeat with the remaining bowl. Evenly spread mixtures on to prepared sheet pans. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and coat well by tossing it with your hands until most of it sticks to the sticky cereal. Spread mixture into in a single layer. Bake in oven for 5 minutes. Remove pans and toss mixture. Bake another 4 minutes. Sprinkle remaining ½ cup cinnamon sugar over the top of the churro chex mix. Allow to cool slightly and gently break apart any large chunks. Once completely cool, toss with caramel bits and cinnamon toast churro cereal if using. Store in ziplock bags.