Magic Snack Mix

WARNING: highly addictive recipe below, proceed with caution.

This recipe is a twist on one of my mom’s go-to homemade snacks, her Magic Pretzels. The joke is that they are magic because somehow they “just disappear”. Get it? Well, I threw in a few of my favorite things to munch on, tossed it in this delicious herb mix (I’m often tempted to slurp up with a straw), baked it in the oven, and out came pure magic round 2! Again, proceed with caution.

MAGIC SNACK MIX

Time: 2.5 hours // Servings: 25

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/5 cups flavorless oil (corn, vegetable, avocado, whatever works)

  • 1 envelope Hidden Valley ranch salad dressing mix

  • 1 envelope Good Seasons garlic salad dressing mix

  • 2 tsp lemon pepper seasoning

  • 1 tsp dried dill

  • 8 cups Chex cereal - any combo of rice chex, corn chex, and / or wheat chex will work!

  • 3 cups mini pretzels

  • 3 cups Cheez-its or Goldfish crackers

  • 2 cups oyster crackers

  • 2 cups peanuts

DIRECTIONS

  • Combine oil, salad dressing mixes, lemon pepper, and dill in a 2-gallon resealable freezer bag. Seal the bag and mix together until combined.

  • Add chex, pretzels, cheez-its, oyster crackers, and peanuts and toss until evenly coated. Let sit for at least an hour, shaking bag and turning over occasionally.

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees and spread mixture evenly on two rimmed baking sheets.

  • Bake for 30-45 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes until you notice the Chex barely getting a little color.

  • Let mixture cool completely on sheets, stirring occasionally. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 month (lol good luck getting it to last that long).

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