Print: Sweet and Spicy High-Protein Snack Mix

This sweet and spicy high-protein snack mix recipe is sweet from honey and dried cherries, and is spicy from chili powder and cayenne pepper. The flavors meld nicely with high-protein items like cereals, sunflower seeds, nuts, and pieces of 100% smoked beef snack sticks. Store it in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Prep

25 min

Cook

32 min

Servings

Difficulty

Hard

Ingredients

1.5 cups wheat cereal squares
1.5 cups unsalted mixed nuts
1 cup toasted oat cereal
1 cup small pretzels
1 cup bite-sized cheese crackers
0.5 cups unsalted sunflower seeds
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2.5 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
0.75 teaspoons salt
0.25 teaspoons cayenne pepper
0.25 teaspoons chili powder
0.25 teaspoons garlic powder
0.25 teaspoons onion powder
1 cup dried cherries
2 , 1.5 ounce

Instructions

1 Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
2 Combine wheat cereal squares, mixed nuts, oat cereal, pretzels, crackers, and sunflower seeds in a large bowl; set aside.
3 Combine butter, honey, Worcestershire sauce, salt, cayenne pepper, chili powder, garlic powder, and onion powder in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until butter is melted and spices are blended; pour over wheat cereal square mixture and stir until well combined. Transfer to a large baking sheet.
4 Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool completely.
5 Stir in dried cherries and smoked beef stick pieces.

Nutrition per serving

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