Sweet & Spicy Snack Mix Recipe
sweet & spicy snack mix
Satisfy your next snack attack with this delicious baked Sweet and Spicy Snack Mix, a crunchy combo of pecans, almonds, pretzels, cereal and dried cranberries.
sweet & spicy snack mix
serves 6
ingredients
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tsp chopped fresh thyme, divided
- 3/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/2 cup pecan halves or 1 (75g) package of pecan halves
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
- 1 1/2 tbsp melted butter
- 3 cups tiny unsalted pretzels
- 1 cup crispy rice cereal squares (such as Rice Chex)
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine brown sugar, 1 tsp of thyme, salt, cinnamon and cayenne pepper in a small bowl.
- Combine pecans and almond slivers on a parchment lined pan. Bake at 350°F for 9 minutes or until the nuts begin to brown. Combine the pecan mixture and butter in a medium bowl, stirring until butter melts. Gently stir in pretzels, cereal, cranberries and maple syrup. Sprinkle the sugar mixture evenly over pretzel mixture and toss gently to coat.
- Spread pretzel mixture in a single layer on pan. Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes, stirring once. Sprinkle with the remaining tsp of thyme. Cool completely.
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