I can’t believe I managed to keep this snack mix to myself for this long. It’s way too good not to share. But time has not been kind to me and our semi-annual holiday-weekend-large-appliance-breakdown struck hard. Not just the washing machine, but the dryer too. So while I’d like to be sitting around eating bonbons / stuffing my face with snack mix, instead I’ve been digging tunnels through a mountain of socks. This Thai-inspired take on the classic (you know the one) is spicy and sweet, and particularly great for snacking alongside a beer or two.
While making this mix I kept telling Frank that the recipe was way too big. Surely we and a handful of friends couldn’t finish off the whole batch. Oh how wrong I was. The whole bowl was gone in no time and we could have polished off some more. I used kaffir lime leaves in my version, but if you can’t find those, everything else need to make this is probably already in your pantry!
Sweet and Spicy Sriracha Snack Mix
Ingredients
- 6 cups rice, wheat, or corn cereal (any combination will do but I used equal parts Cheerios and rice and wheat Chex, and those trumpet-shaped corn snacks)
- 1 cup Roasted peanuts (unsalted is best)
- 1 cup Pretzels
- 6 Tbsp. Unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup Light brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 2 Tbsp. Sriracha hot sauce (more or less, to taste)
- 1 tsp. Ground coriander
- Zest from 1 lime
- 6 Kaffir lime leaves, very thinly sliced (optional; find these frozen at Asian markets)
- 2 Tbsp. White sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250 F. Cover a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine cereal, nuts and pretzels in a large mixing bowl or plastic bag.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Whisk in the brown sugar and continue cooking until fully melted. Remove from heat and stir in all the remaining ingredients except sesame seeds. Pour liquids over cereal and toss quickly to coat. Add sesame seeds and toss to combine.
- Spread snack mix on prepared baking sheet and bake until golden brown and fragrant, about 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Allow to cool completely before transferring to an airtight container to store. (As if you'll really be able to "store" it - it will be gone fast!)
Even the tiniest little helpers can’t resist this stuff.
I can definitely see how you could easily blow through this! It looks addictive!!
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How fun that there are bugles in this!
The Bugles seriously made it – they call them “American corn snacks” here – ha!
This looks great, Jess! Tons of my favourite flavours, too!
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YES! Making this over the weekend. TJ’s has this chili lime nut mix that I’m obsessed with and of course can’t find at the KC locations. This may be a suitable replacement!
Oh yum – I cannot WAIT to hit the TJs in KC when I get back this summer!
Oooooh, this looks good! It reminds me of a snack mix my grandparents used to make, but fancied up with sriracha and kaffir lime leaves. Pinning this for when I can get my hands on some chex!
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I saw this mix and immediately thought; “I wonder if cheerios would have been one of the cereals 12 months ago” I don’t know about you – but we never had them in the house until the babe came around! Looks super tasty!
Delicious! I just made a double batch for snacks at the annual Father’s Day Golf tournament.
The Brammer men will flip for this. Thankyou!