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Mix: Sweet and Salty Snack Mix




Source of Recipe


blog--adapted from Pampered Chef


List of Ingredients




1 (3 oz bag) of buttered microwave popcorn, popped
3 cups mini pretzel twists
2 cups lightly salted, dry roasted peanuts
2 cups Rice Chex
1 cup M&Ms
1 cup butter
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup light corn syrup


Recipe



Preheat oven to 300°
Mix popped popcorn, pretzels, peanuts and Chex in a large bowl, set aside.
In a medium saucepan melt butter, sugar and corn syrup. Bring to a boil and boil without stirring for 4 minutes.
Remove from heat and pour over your popcorn mixture.
Transfer to a large baking pan and bake for 30 minutes stirring 3 every 10 minutes.
Remove from oven and transfer to a parchment lined counter. Sprinkle you M&M’s on top and let cool. When cooled break into pieces.


VARIATION: For a Halloween Treat...Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper. Dip wider end (top) of a Bugle into melted white candy melts Let cool. The dip the pointed end (bottom) in melted yellow candy melts. Let cool.


IMPORTANT: If you are going to add the "Candy Corn" Bugles to this recipe, do so after the mix has completely cooled.