Description
A zesty and crunchy snack mix featuring Chex cereal, pretzels, peanuts, and mini breadsticks, all coated in a flavorful dill pickle seasoning. Perfect for parties, movie nights, or a quick treat!
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups Chex cereal (any variety)
- 2 cups pretzel sticks
- 1 cup roasted peanuts
- 1 cup mini breadsticks
- 1/2 cup dill pickle juice
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1 tablespoon dried dill weed
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 250°F (120°C).
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, combine the Chex cereal, pretzel sticks, roasted peanuts, and mini breadsticks.
- Prepare the Seasoning: In a separate bowl, whisk together the dill pickle juice, melted butter, dried dill weed, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, and black pepper.
- Combine: Pour the seasoning mixture over the dry ingredients in the mixing bowl. Stir until everything is evenly coated.
- Bake: Spread the mixture evenly on a large baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes to ensure even toasting.
- Cool: Remove from the oven and let the Chex mix cool completely on the baking sheet.
- Serve: Once cooled, transfer to a serving bowl or an airtight container. Enjoy!
Notes
- For an extra tangy kick, you can add a bit more dill pickle juice to taste.
- Store the Chex mix in an airtight container to keep it fresh and crispy.
- Experiment with adding other mix-ins like pretzel twists or additional nuts if you like.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hr
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 5mg