Apple, Pecan, and Cajeta cereal bites

Now that I have apple butter and since I have a lot of it, I’d like to find something to make out of it.  I was going to my standbys and thinking ice cream and cereal bars.  Anyways my only complaint with these is they make your jaw sore if you eat a bunch.  The flavor is excellent.   Anyways on to the recipe.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup Apple Butter
• 3/4 cup Cajeta
• 1/2 cup white Karo syrup
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 6 cups rice chex
• 6 cups corn chex
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions:

1. Place cereal and pecans in large bowl.  Mix well.
2. Place butter in medium saucepan and melt.
3. Add Karo syrup, cajeta, and apple butter.
4. Bring to a boil and boil about 7 minutes.
5. Allow to cool slightly.
6. Pour over cereal and pecans coating evenly.
7. Now you need to dry out the bites.  For this I used a food dryer.  I would think you could also use a big pan and cook it on a low oven temperature like carmel corn.  In my experience the oven method is more likely to burn, and I have a food dryer and patience.  Ii will continue the rest of the recipe the way I did it.
8. Using a screen on each shelf of your food dryer, place a thin layer of the coated cereal on each shelf.  The entire batch should fit on 4 shelves.
9. Dry on 115 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 to 24 hours, or until desired texture.