Fried Cheerios with Truffle and Parmesan

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Fried Cheerios with Truffle and Parmesan

These savory Fried Cheerios get an upgrade with some truffle oil and parmesan cheese. Make these hot buttered Cheerios for an easy snack that is ready in under 10 minutes.

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 3

Total Time 8

Servings servings

Calories 132kcal

Author Sharon Garofalow

Ingredients

4 cups Cheerios
1/4 cup butter
4 TBSP grated Parmesan Cheese
2 TBSP olive oil with truffle Or truffle oil
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp Old Bay seasoning

Instructions

Melt butter in a frying pan.
Add the truffle oil or truffle flavored olive oil and mix well.
Add garlic powder, Old Bay and parmesan and mix well.
Add in Cheerios and stir to coat.
Stir for 4 minutes.
Let cool, then enjoy!

Notes

If you don’t have Old Bay, you can use plain salt instead.
If you find actual truffle oil (not just flavored olive oil), add to taste. It will be more pungent so you’ll most likely use less.
To make sure the Fried Cheerios are extra crunchy, lay them out on a sheet pan to dry out a little before serving. This step will not make or break the recipe if you are in a snack emergency.
You can swap out the savory ingredients and use sweet instead! Make these Fried Cheerios taste like churros with a little cinnamon and sugar!
Add to or take away spices as you like. Rosemary and black pepper would be a good additions or substitutes.

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