Recipes

Name: Sweet and Crunchy Snack Mix
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Yield: 14 Servings
Ingredients: 4 cups square butter flavored pretzels; 2 cups crispy corn and rice cereal pieces; 1 cup Fisher® Pecan Halves; 1 cup Fisher® Walnut Halves &amp; Pieces; 1 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup Karo® Light Corn Syrup; 1/2 cup butter or margarine; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup candy coated peanut butter pieces

Sweet and Crunchy Snack Mix

Quick & Easy, Snacks, Pecans, Walnuts

Yield: 14 Servings
Prep Time: 15 Mins.
Cook Time: 55 Mins.

Ingredients

4 cups square butter flavored pretzels
2 cups crispy corn and rice cereal pieces
1 cup Fisher® Pecan Halves
1 cup Fisher® Walnut Halves & Pieces
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup Karo®® Light Corn Syrup
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup candy coated peanut butter pieces

Directions

Preheat oven to 250°F. Blend pretzels, cereal, and nuts in large bowl. Set aside.
Spray a large shallow roasting pan with cooking spray. Mix brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and salt in a heavy 2-quart saucepan. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil 5 minutes without stirring. Remove from heat. Stir in baking soda and vanilla.
Pour syrup mixture over pretzel mixture, stirring to coat evenly. Pour into baking pan. Bake for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from oven and thinly spread on foil that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
Cool; break apart. Toss with peanut butter candies. Store in tightly covered container.
Variations: Sweet and Tart: Substitute 1/2 cup filled red licorice pieces and 1/2 cup miniature sweet and sour candy pieces for the candy corn and peanut butter pieces. Rainbow Chocolate: Substitute 1 cup candy coated chocolate pieces for the candy corn and peanut butter pieces.