Name: Crunchy Caramel Corn Snack Mix Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 7 cups popcorn; 4 cups crispy rice cereal; 2 cups pretzels; 1½ cups Fisher Pecan Halves; ½ cup unsalted butter; 1 cup light brown sugar; ⅓ cup light corn syrup; 1 pinch salt; 1 tsp vanilla extract; ¼ tsp Baking Soda

How To Make Crunchy Caramel Corn Snack Mix

Movie nights will be better once you grab a bite of our yummy snack mix! It’s popcorn mixed with caramel, cereals and pretzels for a crunchy bite.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 40 minutes

Total: 55 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

7cupspopcornplain, popped
4cupscrispy rice cerealsuch as Chex
2cupspretzelsmini
1½cupsFisher Pecan Halves
½cupunsalted butterdiced into 1 tbsp pieces
1cuplight brown sugarpacked
⅓cup light corn syrup
1pinchsalt
1tspvanilla extract
¼tspbaking soda

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Line a rimmed 18 x 13-inch baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat, then set aside.
Add popped popcorn, rice cereal, pretzels and pecans to an extra large mixing bowl, then set aside.
Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
Add in brown sugar and corn syrup then bring the mixture to a boil, stirring constantly.
Once it reaches a boil, reduce heat to medium-low and allow to boil, without stirring, for 4 to 5 minutes.
Remove from heat, then whisk in vanilla and baking soda.
Pour the mixture over the popcorn then quickly but gently toss to evenly coat.
Spread mixture evenly into prepared baking sheet.
Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
Remove from the oven, toss the mixture then spread them into an even layer.
Return to the oven and bake for 15 minutes more.
Remove from oven, let cool then break into bite size pieces.
Serve, and enjoy!