Recipes & Cooking Appetizers Snacks Hot Buttered Cheerios® Is the Nostalgic Snack You've Been Missing 5.0 (2) 2 Reviews Like your favorite snack mix, but so much better. By Sarah Martens Sarah Martens Sarah Martens is the Senior Editor overseeing food at Better Homes & Gardens digital. She has been with the BHG brand for more than 10 years. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on June 17, 2024 Recipe tested by Linda Brewer Recipe tested by Linda Brewer Linda Brewer is a registered dietitian and culinary specialist with 35+ years of cooking. She currently works as a Culinary Specialist in the Dotdash Meredith Test Kitchen. She has 12 years experience with DDM testing recipes for national publications; she strives to create recipes that are diverse, delicious, and nutritious. Learn more about the Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen Rate PRINT Share Close Photo: Brie Goldman Total Time: 5 mins Servings: 8 Yield: 4 cups Jump to Nutrition Facts If you're looking for an easy appetizer idea that's sure to cue the nostalgia, try making Hot Buttered Cheerios®. The mix is similar to a classic party snack, but with a rich, buttery flavor. Try our original version, or get creative with churro-inspired Cinnamon Sugar. We're also sharing a savory Cheesy-Garlic version as well. Here's how to make Hot Buttered Cheerios®, including a simple trick for reheating in the microwave. What Are Hot Buttered Cheerios®? Hot buttered Cheerios® is very simply cereal that's been cooked in butter with seasonings. Our basic Hot buttered Cheerios® recipe is made with butter and Worcestershire sauce. For the most flavor, be sure to toast the cereal until it's golden brown. This helps bring out the nuttiness of the whole grains in the cereal 12 Easy Party Snacks for Low-Stress Entertaining Ingredients 1/4 cup butter 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 4 cups Cheerios® cereal Directions Melt butter in an extra-large skillet over medium heat. Stir in Worcestershire sauce. Add cereal. Cook and stir just until starting to brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from skillet. Serve warm. Cinnamon Sugar Hot Buttered Cheerios® Replace Worcestershire sauce with 1/2 tsp. vanilla. After melting butter, add vanilla and cereal. Cook and stir until just starting to brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from skillet. In a large bowl combine 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tsp. ground cinnamon. Add hot cooked cereal to the bowl; toss to coat. Cheesy Garlic Hot Buttered Cheerios® Omit Worcestershire sauce. After melting butter, add cereal. Cook and stir until just starting to brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from skillet. In a large bowl combine 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, 1 tsp. dried parsley, and 1/2 tsp. garlic powder. Add hot cereal to the bowl; toss to coat. Microwave Directions In a large microwave-safe bowl melt butter on 100% power for 20 seconds. Stir in Worcestershire or vanilla extract. Add cereal, microwave 1 1/2 minutes longer, stirring every 30 seconds, until cereal is hot and beginning to become crisp. Place Cinnamon-Sugar or Cheesy Garlic coating in a small bowl. Pour either seasoning mixture over hot cereal and toss to coat. How to Store Leftover Snack Mix Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 1 week. Reheat in the microwave on 100% power for 10 seconds, if desired. Rate It Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 104 Calories 7g Fat 10g Carbs 2g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 8 Calories 104.1 % Daily Value * Total Fat 6.7g 9% Saturated Fat 3.9g 19% Cholesterol 15.3mg 5% Sodium 122.2mg 5% Total Carbohydrate 10.4g 4% Dietary Fiber 1.3g 5% Total Sugars 0.7g Protein 1.8g 4% Vitamin D 0.5mcg 2% Vitamin C 3.1mg 3% Calcium 58.6mg 5% Iron 4.7mg 26% Potassium 97.1mg 2% Fatty acids, total trans 0.2g Vitamin D 19IU Alanine 0.1g Arginine 0.1g Ash 0.6g Aspartic acid 0.1g Caffeine 0mg Carotene, alpha 0mcg Choline, total 5mg Copper, Cu 0.1mg Cystine 0g Energy 435.4kJ Fluoride, F 0.2mcg Folate, total 100.2mcg Glutamic acid 0.4g Glycine 0.1g Histidine 0g Isoleucine 0.1g Leucine 0.1g Lysine 0.1g Methionine 0g Magnesium, Mg 16.2mg Manganese, Mn 0.5mg Niacin 2.9mg Phosphorus, P 69.5mg Pantothenic acid 0.2mg Phenylalanine 0.1g Proline 0.1g Retinol 186.2mcg Selenium, Se 3.6mcg Serine 0.1g Starch 8g Theobromine 0mg Threonine 0.1g Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 0.3mg Tryptophan 0g Tyrosine 0.1g Valine 0.1g Vitamin A, IU 639.7IU Vitamin A, RAE 187.2mcg Vitamin B-12 1mcg Vitamin B-6 0.3mg Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 0.8mcg Water 2.4g Zinc, Zn 2.3mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.