Sweet and Savory Snack Mix
This snack mix is the perfect combination of sweet, savory, and salty, plus the homemade candy coating takes it to the next level.
Servings: 20 cups
Equipment
- 1 jelly roll sheet pan
Ingredients
Snack Ingredients:
- 5 cups Original Chex Mix
- 10-12 cups mixture of neutral, sweet, salty snacks (Corn/Rice Chex, Chocolate Chex, Snaps Pretzels, Skinny Pop Popcorn, Cheerios Oat Crunch)
- 2 cups nuts optional
Candy Ingredients:
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light corn syrup
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine all the snack ingredients. Set aside.
- Prepare jelly roll pan with silpat or non-stick spray. Preheat oven to 250°F.
- In a medium-large pot, melt butter over medium-high heat. Stir in sugar and corn syrup. Continue to stir until boils.
- Stop stirring and cook to 252°F on a candy thermometer (at sea level), about 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in baking soda and vanilla. Candy mixture will bubble up.
- Carefully pour hot candy mixture over snack ingredients in the bowl. Stir to disperse.
- Pour candied snack ingredients into prepared jelly roll pan. Bake at 250°F for 1 hour, tossing/stirring every 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool to room temperature. Break apart and store in a sealed container.