Last week I shared a gluten free recipe for Cheerios full of peanut butter cups, chocolate chips and more. Today, I’m sharing another gluten free recipe for Cheerios. If you were old enough, you might have seen something similar 30+ years ago – Hot Buttered Cheerios.
Back when I was in college in the mid 90s, Cheerios has this amazing snack mix that was a lot like Chex Mix, but so much better! My mom would take me grocery shopping every few weeks, and I would buy like 4 bags of this stuff to keep my dorm room stocked.
So last week while I was whipping up my Gluten Free Cheerios Bars, I made this one at the same time, and it is so good! This would be perfect to replace popcorn when it’s movie watching time.
I have a mild corn allergy, so popcorn tends to not agree with me. It’s a big reason why I don’t really care for chips or popcorn. But, Hot Buttered Cheerios are the thing to eat!
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What kind of Cheerios can you use for Hot Buttered Cheerios?
This is a super simple recipe that takes just minutes. You can use just about any flavor of Cheerios. Personally, I found Honey Nut Cheerios was my personal favorite for this recipe. It’s a little sweet, and then with the butter and my secret ingredient, it’s this sweet/savory flavor that tastes so good!
Keep stirring the Cheerios because they will burn quickly. Once you see them start to brown, remove from the fire immediately.
Using Honey Nut Cheerios, this reminds me a bit like kettle corn. Â It’s a little salty and a little sweet. Â I love this quick snack for a Netflix binge!
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Hot Buttered Cheerios
A quick and easy snack that's perfect to replace popcorn!
Ingredients
- 2 cups Honey Nut Cheerios
- 2 tablespoons of butter
- 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Completely melt the butter into a frying pan over medium heat.
- Add the Worcestershire sauce and stir it around.
- Pour in the Honey Nut Cheerios and saute.
- Keep stirring them up until you notice they are turning golden brown.
- Remove from heat and pour into a bowl.
24 comments
This looks like such a fun recipe! I’ll definitely have to try making this for my son.
Cheerios is still my favorite like you say make great Chex Mix but I have never try hot butter cheerios must try!
I got my eyes on this! You always bring delicious treat
What a great idea. My girls love Cheerios, but we never had them this way. I can’t wait to try this.
I can honestly say that I don’t remember this commercial or ever having Hot Buttered Cheerios. It has been a while since I have had any kind of Cheerios but now that they make a Gluten Free version I might just have to buy a box and try this recipe for during a twitter party.
We always have a yellow box of Cheerios in the pantry so I’m definitely going to try this! It sounds yummy and like a nice alternative to Chex Mix (which believe it or not, can get boring). 🙂
Omg these Cheerios sound great!!! I have a toddler so we always have a box up in our cubord! Totally need to make these
I never would have thought of that, but I KNOW I’d love these. Man oh man does that sound good right about now.
This recipe is very unique, simple and fun! My kids love Cheerios! Can’t wait to try your recipe next week
This one looks yummy, oerfect for midnight snacks. My hubby and kids would love it.
This would be a nice snack, very easy to make too! I love that it’s a mix of sweet and salty. I may get addicted to it.
What a great twist on the Cheerios. I think my kids would like this and I bet I would like it too.
I have not thought of this in years. What a great snack to have on hand.
Hm. I am tempted to try this one just to see whether or not I will like it.
I love cooked Cheerios! My brother made these for me when I was 7 years old and I’ve been eating them regularly to this day and I’m 39 now. Prefer em over popcorn any day. The butter you use makes a big difference in the flavor. I’ve found that the Imperial or Blue Bonnet stick butter is the best with a small sprinkle of butter.
Sorry. Meant a small sprinkle of salt, not a sprinkle of butter.
And regular Cheerios are the best, not Honey Nut.
I am 71 but don’t remember hearing of this recipe. I made them right away. LOVE the worsteshire instead of the salt. Thanks for bringing it back. Good warm or cold.
I am 71, ate a lot of Cheerios in my life, but never heard of this. I made it right away. Love the kick of the worstedhire sauce better than the salt. Will share immediately wit my family, especially those who are gluten free.
How long will these keep?
As long they’re kept in a sealed container, I would recommend a week.
An you add garlic ?
I’m not sure how it would taste with Honey Nut Cheerios, but I’d definitely add it with regular Cheerios.
I remember making these in preschool. Brought back so many happy Emerys and they are better than I remember