Sweet & Salty Halloween Snack Mix

My Halloween snack mix is a must-make for a spooky party or Halloween dessert table! It’s loaded with toffee-coated Chex, Bugles, pretzels, festive cookies, and M&Ms for a sweet, salty, and chocolatey snack situation. And it’s super cute, so everyone will love to see it at your annual Halloween party. Try scooping the mix into cute bags for sharing with friends. (It’s like trick-or-treating for adults, but better!)

Author: Sunday Table

Meal Type: Vegetarian

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Servings: 12 servings

Calories: 247 kcal per serving

Ingredients

4 cups - Bugles
4 cups - corn or rice Chex cereal
2 cups - Halloween pretzels or mini twists
½ cup - good salted butter
½ cup - brown sugar
2 tablespoons - pure maple syrup
½ tsp - pure vanilla extract
½ tsp - Kosher salt
16 - Halloween cookies
½ cup - Halloween M&Ms or Reese's Pieces

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 250°F (120°C). Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Then, mix the Bugles, Chex cereal, and pretzels on the prepared sheet pan. Set aside.
Next, melt the salted butter in a saucepan. Add the brown sugar, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and salt. Stir well and let the mixture bubble for about 1 minute.
Immediately pour the butter-brown sugar mixture evenly over the snack mix. Use a rubber spatula or clean hands to mix everything together until all of the snack mix is well coated in the butter mixture. Taste and add more salt if needed.
Spread the snack mix into an even layer on the sheet pan. Bake for 45-50 minutes, tossing it well every 10 minutes, until it's completely dry to the touch.
Once the snack mix is dry, remove the pan from the oven and let it cool completely. Then, mix in the chopped cookies and M&Ms. Enjoy!

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