Sweet and Salty Snack Mix
When you are craving something sweet but slightly salty just reach for this Sweet and Salty Snack Mix. This amazing snack is a sweet and crunchy blend of cereal mixed with the salty perfection of pretzels. It makes an unbelievable flavor combination.
Servings 12 servings
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Rice Chex Cereal
- 2 Cups Wheat Chex Cereal
- 2 Cups Cheerios Cereal
- 2 Cups Pretzels
- 1 Cup Peanuts or Cashews optional
- ½ cup Light corn syrup
- 1 Cup Brown sugar
- ½ Cup Butter sweet cream aka. salted butter
- ¼ tsp. Baking soda
- 1 tsp. Vanilla
Instructions
Oven Directions
- Preheat oven to 350ยบ
- Mix the cereal, pretzels, and nuts together in a 9 by 13 inch baking pan.
- In a medium sized sauce pan melt butter, sugar, and corn syrup, stirring occasionally. Bring to a boil and then without stirring boil for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and stir in baking soda and vanilla. It will bubble up a little bit as you stir.
- Pour sugar mixture over cereal and mix well to coat evenly. Bake for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.
- Let it cool completely. As it is cooling down stir several times to break up the pieces. Store in an air tight container.
Microwave Directions
- In a large microwave safe bowl mix together butter, sugar and corn syrup. Microwave for 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds.
- Stir in soda and vanilla. It will bubble up a little bit as you stir.
- Add in the cereal, pretzels and nuts and mix well to coat evenly.
- Microwave for 5 to 6 minutes, stopping to stir every minute, until the cereal just begins to brown.
- Let it cool completely. As it is cooling down stir several times to break up the pieces. Store in an air tight container.