In my opinion, snack mixes are a must during fall and winter. From traditional Chex Mix and trail mix to addicting Puppy Chow and Muddy Buddies, there is no shortage of recipes using cereal and other mix-ins to create tasty snacks. As a fun twist, I decided to use the flavors of homemade stuffing for this Savory Autumn Snack Mix. The addition of cheese crackers and pepitas along with the wheat cereal, pretzels, and mixed nuts creates the perfect Autumn colored backdrop for this hard to put down snack.
This is a fast and easy recipe that will be perfect to keep on hand during the last busy weeks of the year. Feel free to mix up the ingredients if you like depending on what you have on hand. You can omit the nuts, add rice squares cereal, or stir in some sunflower seeds. You really can’t mess it up!
I plan on making several batches and setting out bowls to tide my family and friends over before Thanksgiving dinner. If there’s any left they can munch on it while watching football later in the day!
Ingredients
- 3 cup wheat squares cereal
- 3 cup corn squares cereal
- 2 cup pretzel twists
- 2 cup cheese crackers
- 3/4 cup pepitas
- 1 12 oz container mixed nuts
- 8 Tablespoon butter
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground sage
- 1 teaspoon ground thyme
- 2 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
- In a large bowl, mix cereals, crackers, pretzels, nuts, and pepitas
- Melt butter and stir in all seasonings
- Pour butter mixture over cereal mixture; stir until evenly coated
- Pour mixture onto 1 or 2 parchment lined jelly roll pans
- Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes
- Let cool and serve immediately or store in an airtight container
What’s your favorite snack mix? Do you like the sweet ones or do you prefer savory? And can anyone just eat a handful and be done?? Let me know in the comments below!
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This looks easy and delicious. I will try it thanks.
Sounds delicious. Found you at To Grandma’s House we go. Happy Thanksgiving.