This is a shot in the dark I'm sure, but...

Last Halloween while surfing around for recipes I found a snack recipe that I can't seem to locate again this year. Doh! I wonder if anyone will recognize it and have a copy (or link).

It was sort of sweet Chex-mix type thing - cocoa puff cereal, mini marshmallows, peanuts (i think), with a maple syrup and something coating, then baked til crispy. It was really yummy, dark, and made a good "ground" for building a little cookie cemetery in a large baking pan. (populated with nutter butter ghosts and etc)

Ring any bells?

nope but it sounds delish, so let us know when you track it down okay? -amy

all things considerd, i'll take the zero.

How about this:

Halloween Party Mix
9 cups oven toasted corn cereal squares
4 cups popped pop corn
1 1/2 cups dry roasted peanuts
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 3/4 cups Nestle Toll House Halloween Shapes and Morsels
1 (7.5 oz) package milk chocolate covered pretzels

Heat oven to 275 degrees. Grease a large roasting pan.

Mix cereal, popped popcorn and peanuts in large bowl. Pour into prepared pan. Combine brown sugar, butter and corn syrup in medium, heavy duty saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat stirring constantly. Boil, without stirring, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stire in vanilla and baking soda. Pour evenly oer cereal mixture. Stir to coat evenly.

Bake for 45 mins stirring every 15 mins. Cool completely in pan. Stirring frequently to break apart mixture. Stir in Nestle Shapes and Morsels and choc covered pretzels. Store in airtight container.

I found this.

Cereal S'more Bars:

Mix dry contents in a large bowl
3 cups Cocoa Cocoa Puffs
3 cups Golden Grahams
1 cup peanuts

Combine following ingredients in a 3 qt. sauce pan
10.5 ounce bag of miniture marshmallows
1/2 cup peanut butter
2 tablespoons milk

Melt ingredients over medium heat
Combine dry ingredients with melted mixture
Press contents into a 9" x 13" greased pan
Let stand to cool

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There were some other variations on that same theme. I Googled "cocoa puffs" AND "recipe"

HTH