A sweet and salty snack mix that is perfect for Halloween!
Ingredients
- 6 cups cone-shaped corn snacks (such as Bugles)
- 4 cups cheese-flavored crackers (such as Cheez-It)
- 4 cups popped popcorn
- 2 cups pretzel sticks
- 1 ¼ cups brown sugar
- ¾ cup corn syrup
- ¾ cup butter
- 2 ¼ teaspoons coarse salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- ½ ounce vanilla-flavored candy coating
- 1 (.88 ounce) package candy eyeballs
- 1 (11 ounce) package candy corn
- 1 (12 ounce) package candy-coated peanut butter pieces (such as Reese’s Pieces)
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 255 degrees F (124 degrees C).
- Combine corn snacks, cheese crackers, popcorn, and pretzel sticks in a large roasting pan.
- Bring brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, and salt to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla and baking soda. Pour syrup over snack mixture in the roasting pan; stir to coat.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, stirring to coat every 15 minutes.
- Line a countertop with waxed paper. Spread snack mix into a single layer on top.
- Place candy coating in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in the microwave for 1 minute. Stir until smooth and place a dot of melted candy on the back of a candy eyeball; attach to a corn snack. Repeat with remaining eyeballs.
- Transfer snack mix to a large bowl. Stir in candy corn and peanut butter candy pieces until incorporated.
Recipe and Image sourced from: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/267537/ghoulishly-good-halloween-snack-mix/