Road Trip Snack Mix

By ccavaletti

Ingredients

• 1 lb pecan halves
• 1 (13.7 oz) box Cheez-It Original Snack Crackers
• 1 (8 oz) bag roasted garlic rye bagel chips
• 1 (8 oz) bag bagel chips
• 4 c corn-and-rice cereal (Crispix)
• 4 c butter flavored pretzels (Snyder's of Hanover Butter Snaps Pretzels)
• 1 c butter
• 1 Tbsp seasoned salt
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp dried dill
• 1/4 ground red pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 250º.

In a large roasting pan, combine pecans and next 5 ingredients.

In a small saucepan, combine butter and remaining 6 ingredients; cook over low heat, stirring frequently, until butter melts.

Drizzle over pecan mixture, tossing gently to coat.

Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes, or until crisp.

Let cook completely. Store in airtight containers for up to 2 weeks.

From Cooking with Paula Dean, March/April 2013.