A healthy snack recipe can come in handy when you’re looking to satisfy your hunger right away. Are your taste buds craving a bowl of hot buttered popcorn? The more you think about it, the more your taste buds ask for satisfaction. You grab a good-sized bowl of cereal when you stop by the dish cabinet on your way to the pantry to buy a bag of popcorn. You rummage through all the shelves to no avail. Ouch, poop! Now you remember that you forgot to add popcorn to last week’s shopping list. Well that’s it! Your taste buds better settle down until your next day of grocery shopping.
Wait! It is not to worry. Don’t you know that there is a substitute for almost everything? You look around the kitchen trying to find something you can use instead of popcorn. You see a box of Cheerios on the top shelf of the pantry. Hmmm…why not try something new? Maybe a bowl of Cheerios toasted to a golden brown? It’s just a simple procedure with this healthy snack recipe. That is how:
Take a large skillet, preferably a cast iron skillet, and place it on a stove burner. Turn the heat to medium. Drop half a stick of butter into the pan. Use more butter if you like a good buttery flavor. Melt the butter completely. For about two cups of Cheerios in the melted butter. Use more Cheerios if the pan will hold them. Stir to coat the Cheerios in butter, then stir frequently until the Cheerios are toasted to a light brown color. keep an eye on them. They burn quickly. You may need to adjust the heat on the stove to a lower temperature while turning it.
When evenly toasted, place the toasted O’s in a serving bowl. Sprinkle with your favorite seasoning if desired. Salt and pepper, a few dashes of cayenne pepper, or Parmesan cheese are some of the various seasonings that are good. You can also use onion or garlic powder. Stir the seasonings into the Cheerios well so it is evenly distributed. Take the bowl of hot O’s to your favorite chair in the den and sit back, put your feet up and relax. Watch your favorite movie while eating a bowl of almost popcorn. I bet you can’t eat just a handful of this healthy snack recipe to replace popcorn!