Spicy Snack Mix

The spicy coating in this party snack mix full of crispy cereal squares and mini pretzels has been perfected over the years and will have your friends begging you for more.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 193 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons white sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
• 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons chile-garlic sauce (such as Sriracha®)
• 4 cups crispy rice cereal
• 4 cups crispy corn cereal squares
• 2 cups crispy wheat cereal squares
• 6 tablespoons butter, cut into chunks
• 1 ½ teaspoons seasoned salt (such as Lawry's®)
• 2 cups small twist pretzels

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).

Step 2

Place butter in a 2-cup glass measuring cup. Microwave on high, checking at 15-second intervals, until melted, about 1 minute. Stir in Worcestershire sauce, chile-garlic sauce, garlic powder, seasoned salt, and onion powder until well mixed.

Step 3

Combine rice, corn, and wheat cereals in a large bowl. Transfer 2 to 3 cups cereal mixture to a separate bowl and pour about 1 ounce of butter mixture over top; mix with your hands until completely coated. Transfer cereal to a metal baking sheet, spreading into an even layer. Continue coating small amounts of cereal mixture with butter mixture and layering evenly on the baking sheet, using another sheet if needed; if too much is on the sheet, it doesn't get crispy.

Step 4

Coat pretzels with the remaining butter mixture and add to the baking sheets.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Stir cereal mixture and redistribute in an even layer. Return to the oven and continue to cook, stirring and redistributing every 15 minutes, until crispy and golden, another 30 to 45 minutes. Sprinkle sugar lightly over cereal mixture during the last 15 minutes; do not add it too early or it will burn.