Any Holiday Sweet and Salty Snack Mix

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Perfect for so many holidays! Sweet and Salty Snack Mix | Crumbs and Chaos

Perfect for any gathering, holiday or not, Sweet and Salty Snack Mix is a delicious way to get your sweet ‘n salty fix!

Loaded with all of the good stuff – crunchy cereal and salty pretzels covered in caramel-y goodness combined with M&Ms, peanuts and candy corn, if you like. This is my favorite sweet snack mix, ever. Any crowd that I’ve ever served it to has gone crazy for it. It’s a good thing that it makes a large batch because there needs to be enough to go around. One year my best friend made a batch or two of this mix, put it into holiday cellophane bags and her husband gave it to his co-workers. There you go, a simple co-worker gift idea.

I’ve adored this recipe ever since my mother-in-law shared it with me years ago. You don’t have to include the candy corn or the pumpkins, but peanuts and candy corn are a dangerously delicious match 😉

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Holiday Sweet and Salty Snack Mix

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Ingredients

1 (12.8 oz.) box RICE CHEX CEREAL
8 oz. PRETZELS
1 (16 oz.) jar DRY ROASTED PEANUTS
1 medium size bag HOLIDAY M&Ms
2 sticks BUTTER
1⅓ cups BROWN SUGAR
⅓ cup LIGHT CORN SYRUP or HONEY
½ teaspoon BAKING SODA
*Optional - CANDY CORN/MELLOCREME PUMPKINS or other holiday candy, depending on the season

Instructions

Mix cereal and pretzels in a large bowl, set aside.
In a saucepan over medium heat, combine butter, brown sugar and corn syrup (or honey). Bring to a boil. Boil for 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, stir in baking soda.
Pour syrup mixture over cereal and pretzels. Stir well.
Dump into large paper grocery bag. Fold top of bag over a couple of times. Put into microwave, heat for 1 minute.
Shake bag, heat another minute. Add peanuts. Shake bag, heat another minute.
Spread on waxed paper. Cool and add M&Ms and candy corn.