CHOCOLATE-COVERED CEREAL MIX WITH DRIED CHERRIES AND PISTACHIOS

Chocolate-Covered Cereal Mix with Dried Cherries and Pistachios image

Provided by Trisha Yearwood

Categories dessert

Time 10m

Yield 6 cups

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 cups mixed unsweetened cereal, such as Cheerios, corn flakes and Chex
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 unsweetened cocoa powder
6 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1 cup dried tart cherries
1 cup shelled salted pistachios

Steps:

Put the cereal in a large bowl. Combine the sugar and cocoa powder in a large resealable plastic bag.
Combine the chocolate and butter in a small bowl set over a pot of simmering water. Heat, stirring occasionally, until melted.
Pour the chocolate mixture over the cereal and toss to coat thoroughly. Transfer the cereal to the plastic bag and shake well to coat in the sugar-cocoa mixture. Pour the cereal into a clean bowl and stir in the cherries and pistachios.