Spicy Asian Snack Mix

By june

Ingredients

• 6 cups wheat cereal squares (such as Wheat Chex)
• 1 1/2 cups sesame sticks
• 1 1/4 cups dry roasted peanuts
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
• 3 tbsp teriyaki sauce
• 2 tsp dark sesame oil
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp hot salt (Morton's) or 3/4 tsp salt plus 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 1/2 cups wasabi peas

Details

Servings 10

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 250 degrees. Coat a 15 x 10 x 1-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. In a large bowl, toss together wheat cereal, sesame sticks and peanuts.
In a medium-size glass bowl or measuring cup, combine butter, teriyaki sauce, sesame oil, sugar and salt. Microwave on HIGH for 45 seconds or until butter is melted. Pour over mixture in large bowl, and toss to coat.
Transfer cereal mixture to prepared pan and bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
Cool mix in pan on wire rack for 15 minutes. Stir in wasabi peas; divide and package to give away.