A sweet and salty snack mix that is perfect for Halloween!
Prep
38 min
Cook
73 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard
Ingredients
6 cups cone-shaped corn snacks
, such as Bugles
4 cups cheese-flavored crackers
, such as Cheez-It
4 cups popped popcorn
2 cups pretzel sticks
1.25 cups brown sugar
0.75 cups corn syrup
0.75 cups butter
2.25 teaspoons coarse salt
1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
1.5 teaspoons baking soda
0.5 ounces vanilla-flavored candy coating
1
, .88 ounce
1
, 11 ounce
1
, 12 ounce
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 255 degrees F (124 degrees C).
2
Combine corn snacks, cheese crackers, popcorn, and pretzel sticks in a large roasting pan.
3
Bring brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, and salt to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla and baking soda. Pour syrup over snack mixture in the roasting pan; stir to coat.
4
Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, stirring to coat every 15 minutes.
5
Line a countertop with waxed paper. Spread snack mix into a single layer on top.
6
Place candy coating in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in the microwave for 1 minute. Stir until smooth and place a dot of melted candy on the back of a candy eyeball; attach to a corn snack. Repeat with remaining eyeballs.
7
Transfer snack mix to a large bowl. Stir in candy corn and peanut butter candy pieces until incorporated.
Nutrition per serving
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