Spicy Salty Snack Mix
Spicy Salty Snack Mix utilizes unique flavors to create a wonderful homemade alternative to the store bought stuff! It's super easy to make, which is great because it's a super addicting snack!
Servings: 10 - 12 Servings
Calories: 180kcal
Ingredients
- 4 Cups Plain Corn Flakes Cereal unsweetened, unsalted
- 4 Cups Plain Rice Chex Cereal unsweetened, unsalted
- ½ Cup Roasted Peanuts lightly salted
- ½ Cup Roasted Cashews salted
- 1½ Tbsp Olive Oil
- ½ tsp Ground Kosher Salt instructions included
- ½ tsp Chili Powder
- ½ tsp Garlic Powder
- ¼ tsp Cumin
Instructions
Spicy Salty Snack Mix
- In a large, heavy bottom pan lightly toast the rice cereal and corn flakes to make them crispier. Move them around often so they don't brown.
- In ½ Tablespoon increments, toss the olive oil in the cereal mix to ensure that all the cereal is lightly coated with oil.
- Toss in the ground salt (instructions below and above), garlic powder, cumin, and chili powder and mix thoroughly.
- If you find that the cereal needs more oil, add ¼ to ½ Tablespoon and toss more.
- Add the nuts and enjoy! Let cool completely before storing in an air tight container.
Ground Kosher Salt
- Kosher salt tends to be the best salt to cook with, but the larger grain size won't allow it to mix into the cereal snack properly.
- To make ½ teaspoon of ground kosher salt, you need 1½ teaspoon of regular kosher salt.
- In a spice grinder or mortar and pestle grind the salt to a fine powder.
- You can even do this with a blender or a food processor but you'll need a bigger batch of salt.
- Once the salt is ground, measure out ½ teaspoon and you're good to go!