Munch N Crunch Party Mix Food

CRUNCH AND MUNCH

Steps:

• Spread popcorn and peanuts on a baking sheet and keep warm in your oven set to 300 degrees while you prepare the butter toffee.
• You don't need to preheat the oven.
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium/low heat.
• Add sugar and corn syrup and simmer, stirring occasionally.
• Pop a candy thermometer into the mixture and watch it closely.
• When the thermometer reaches 300 degrees pour the candy over the warm popcorn and peanuts.
• Stir well so that the candy coats the popcorn.
• Put the popcorn back into the oven for 5 minutes, then stir it again to coat the popcorn.
• Repeat if necessary to thoroughly coat all of the popcorn.
• Pour coated popcorn and peanuts onto wax paper.
• When cool, break up the chunks into bite-size pieces and store it all in a covered container.

MUNCH 'N CRUNCH PARTY MIX

Steps:

• Toss first 3 ingredients together in a shallow pan.
• Thoroughly combine remaining ingredients.
• Drizzle over top and toss to coat well.
• Heat at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes, stirring regularly.
• Cool on paper towels.
• Recipe can be doubled or tripled.

"THE HEAT" SPICY PARTY MIX

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
• In a saucepan, melt the butter.
• Whisk in the worscestershire and hot sauce until well blended.
• Whisk in the garlic powder, seasoned salt, onion powder, cayenne, and celery seed until well blended.
• In a large oven safe bowl or roasting pan, add the party mix that you have chosen and begin to dribble the sauce over the mix with a spoon, stirring frequently, until well coated.
• Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes, stirring the mix every 15 minutes.
• Turn off the oven, stir the mix, and leave the oven door cracked with the mix still inside. Let it sit in oven to cool for 45 to 60 minutes.
• Store in air tight containers.