Hapa Haole Puffed Rice
- 1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger root
- 1 cup salted peanuts
- 7 cups puffed rice cereal (such as Quaker)
Hapa Haole Puffed Rice
Featured in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on September 7, 2011.
Ingredients:
Directions:
- Sprinkle half of the sesame seeds in a 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1-inch baking pan.
- Melt butter in a wok or large saucepot; add sugar.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar melts, about 10 to 15 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add ginger, peanuts and cereal, mixing well to thoroughly coat cereal.
- Quickly pour into prepared pan; spread and press to fit pan.
- Sprinkle remaining sesame seeds over all and immediately cut into 2 x 11/2-inch pieces.
Makes 50 pieces.
Approximate Nutrient Analysis per piece:
70 calories, 4 g fat, 1.5 g saturated fat, 5 mg cholesterol, 30 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 6 g sugar, 1 g protein
