Halloween Sweet & Salty Snack Mix

Name: Halloween Sweet & Salty Snack Mix
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted butter; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tbsp pure maple syrup; 3 cups Rice Chex cereal; 3 cups Corn Chex cereal; 2 cups mini pretzel twists; 1 cup peanuts; 1 cup Halloween M&Ms; 1 cup candy corn

8 steps

Prep:10minCook:30min

This sweet and salty Monster Mix, made with pretzels, Chex cereals, peanuts, candy corn, and M&Ms is the perfect snack mix for the Halloween season.

Updated at: Sun, 06 Oct 2024 15:07:41 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories400.2 kcal (20%)

Total Fat18.1 g (26%)

Carbs54.7 g (21%)

Sugars30.8 g (34%)

Protein7 g (14%)

Sodium215.8 mg (11%)

Fiber2.5 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

½ cupunsalted butter

½ cupbrown sugar

1 tspvanilla extract

2 Tbsppure maple syrup

3 cupsrice chex cereal

3 cupscorn chex cereal

2 cupsmini pretzel twists

1 cuppeanuts

1 cupm & ms

halloween

1 cupcandy corn

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 275°F

Step 2

In a microwave safe bowl combine the butter, brown sugar, maple syrup and vanilla extract. Microwave in 30 second intervals until the butter is melted and the mixture is smooth, stirring halfway through.

Step 3

Meanwhile in a large bowl combine both Chex cereals, peanuts and pretzels.

Step 4

Pour the brown sugar butter mixture into the bowl and mix well.

Step 5

Spread the snack mixture onto a parchment lined sheet pan in a single layer.

Step 6

Bake for 30 minutes, flipping the snack mixture halfway.

Step 7

Let the snack mix cool. Add in the candy corn and M&Ms and mix together.

Step 8

Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.