Best 5 3 Ingredient Crunchy Snack Mix Recipes

CRISPY SNACK MIX

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the noodles, cereal, cashews and coconut. In a small bowl, whisk the butter, soy sauce, curry powder and ginger; drizzle over cereal mixture and mix well., Cover and cook on low for 2-1/2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CARAMEL PECAN CLUSTERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300 degrees F. Grease 2 large cookie sheets with Crisco, set aside.
• Pour cereal and pecans into a large bowl. Set aside.
• Place caramel bits and water in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 2 minutes. Stir until smooth. (if 2 minutes doesn't do the trick, microwave in 30-second increments until caramel bits are melted and can be stirred smooth.
• Pour caramel over cereal and pecans and stir gently to coat. Take care not to break the cereal.
• Spread onto one of the greased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 15 minutes. Stir and flip the cereal. Bake for another 15 minutes.
• Remove from the oven, place the other greased cookie sheet on top of the one you removed from the oven and flip it over. Let cool completely, then break apart into clusters.
• Store in an airtight container.

SWEET-AND-SALTY PARTY MIX

Steps:

• Heat oven to 250 degrees. Lightly grease two rimmed baking sheets with vegetable oil. In a small saucepan, combine 3 tablespoons vegetable oil with the butter, corn syrup, sugar, soy sauce, Worcestershire, salt and cayenne. Cook, stirring occasionally, over medium heat until the mixture is smooth and syrupy, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients for the snack mix, except the hemp seeds. Pour the syrup over the mix and toss with a wooden spoon to evenly coat all the pieces.
• Divide the mix across the two prepared baking sheets. Sprinkle the hemp seeds evenly over the mixture on both baking sheets.
• Bake until the mix is dry, about 1 hour and 15 minutes, tossing well every 15 minutes. The mixture will be dry but still sticky, and will set as it cools.
• Let the mix cool completely before breaking it into pieces to serve. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.

SWEET AND CRUNCHY POPCORN SNACK MIX

Steps:

• Line a large baking sheet with waxed paper.
• Combine crispy corn and rice cereal, honey graham cereal, peanut butter corn puff cereal, popcorn, chocolate pieces, and peanuts in a large bowl.
• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; whisk in flour until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Add brown sugar and corn syrup; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved, about 1 minute. Stir peanut butter into sugar mixture until creamy, about 3 minutes; pour over cereal mixture and gently toss until coated.
• Spread cereal mixture over prepared baking sheet and allow to cool, about 30 minutes. Once cooled, break mixture into chunks and store in an airtight container.

CRUNCHY VEGETABLE SNACK MIX

Steps:

• Slice carrots, potatoes, and turnips, paper thin, lengthwise or widthwise, on a mandoline. Slice celery root and leeks, lengthwise. Re-rinse leeks.
• Working with one kind of vegetable at a time, arrange on a double layer of paper towel placing pieces close together but not touching. Sprinkle with seasoning, if desired.
• Microwave vegetables on high; the following are approximate times. Carrots and bell peppers: 2 minutes, turn, 2 more minutes. Sweet potatoes, turnips, celery: 2 minutes, turn, 1 1/2 more minutes. Potatoes: 1 1/2 minutes, turn, 1 1/2 more minutes. Leeks: 1 1/2 minutes, turn, 1 more minute. Pumpkin seeds: 8 to 9 minutes, turning every 3 minutes. Chickpeas and green peas: 8 to 10 minutes, turning every 3 minutes. Sage, rosemary, chives: 1 minute, turn, 1 more minute. Sprouts: 6 to 8 minutes, turning every 3 minutes.
• Let cool before eating. Store in airtight containers for up to 3 days; keep green peas in an open container and eat within 2 days.