Salty Sweet Fall Harvest Snack Mix Food

SALTY SWEET FALL HARVEST SNACK MIX

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Prepare a large cookie sheet by greasing liberally with butter. Alternatively, line the cookie sheet with parchment paper and grease with butter.
• Mix the popcorn, crackers and peanuts in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Combine butter, corn syrup and sugar in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Stirring constantly, continue cooking for 5 minutes.
• Add vanilla and baking soda (mixture will bubble). Mix well.
• Pour sugar mixture over popcorn mixture and stir to coat ingredients.
• Pour onto prepared pan and bake at 250 degrees for 45 minutes. Every 15 minutes remove pan from oven and stir.
• Break mixture apart while still warm. Once cooled, add M&M's and candy corn. Toss to mix.
• Store in an airtight container.

HARVEST SNACK MIX

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the pretzels, nuts and sunflower kernels. Combine the butter, cinnamon and cloves. Drizzle a third of butter mixture over pretzel mixture; toss to coat. Transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 300° for 15 minutes., Place popcorn in a large bowl; drizzle with remaining butter mixture and toss to coat. Stir into pretzel mixture. Bake 15 minutes longer or until heated through. Cool; transfer to a large bowl. Add candy corn and bridge mix; toss to combine.

SWEET AND SALTY SNACK MIX

Steps:

• Combine Crispix, pretzels, peanuts and almonds in a large bowl and set aside.
• Cook brown sugar, butter, and corn syrup in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved.
• Pour butter mixture over cereal mixture, stirring to coat well. Spread evenly onto a lightly greased aluminum foil lined jelly roll pan (15x10 inches).
• Bake at 325ºF for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring twice. Spread immediately onto parchment paper or wax paper. Let stand to cool completely, separating mixture into individual pieces as it cools. Transfer to a large bowl and stir in Bugles. Store in an airtight container.