Best 8 Zesty Party Snack Mix Recipes

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**Zesty Party Snack Mix: A Flavorful Treat for Every Occasion**

Are you searching for a quick and delicious snack mix recipe that's perfect for parties, movie nights, or a quick bite? Look no further! Our zesty party snack mix brings together a delightful blend of flavors, textures, and colors that will tantalize your taste buds and keep you coming back for more. With a combination of crunchy pretzels, savory nuts, tangy dried fruits, and a hint of spicy and sweet seasonings, this snack mix is sure to be a hit with people of all ages. So gather your ingredients, put on your apron, and let's dive into the fantastic world of snack mix making!

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

ZESTY SNACK MIX



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Reveals Jeanette Grantstein of Wichita, Kansas, "This crisp snack mix is a mouthwatering combination of sweet and spicy. I've taken it to numerous gatherings. Make a bowlful when the munchies hit."-Jeanette Grantstein, Wichita, Kansas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Snacks

Time 30m

Yield about 10 cups.

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 cups Corn Chex
4 cups corn chips
1 cup salted peanuts
1 cup quick-cooking oats
1/3 cup butter, melted
3 tablespoons honey
4 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon onion salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine the cereal, corn chips, peanuts and oats. Combine butter and honey; drizzle over cereal mixture. Sprinkle with chili powder, onion salt and oregano; toss to coat. , Spread in a single layer in an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes, stirring once. Cool. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 258 calories, Fat 16g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 13mg cholesterol, Sodium 384mg sodium, Carbohydrate 25g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 6g protein.

ZESTY PARTY SNACK MIX



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Pep up a party with this crunchy well-seasoned blend of cereal, pretzels and cheese crackers. "You can alter it by adding mixed nuts," says Codie Ray of Tallulah, Louisiana.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Snacks

Time 2h40m

Yield 16 cups.

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 cups Corn Chex
4 cups Cheerios
4 cups pretzel sticks
4 cups cheese-flavored snack crackers
1 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup canola oil
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon seasoned salt
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine the cereals, pretzels and crackers. Spread onto two ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pans. , Combine the remaining ingredients; pour over the cereal mixture and toss to coat. Bake 225° for 2 to 2-1/2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes. Store in airtight containers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 250 calories, Fat 17g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 24mg cholesterol, Sodium 620mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

HEALTHY PARTY SNACK MIX



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Party mix has always been a tradition in our home. I lightened my mom's recipe, replacing margarine with heart-healthy olive oil. No one even noticed. -Melissa Hansen, Rochester, Minnesota

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Snacks

Time 1h15m

Yield 3-1/2 quarts.

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 cups Corn Chex
3 cups Rice Chex
3 cups Wheat Chex
3 cups Multi Grain Cheerios
1 cup salted peanuts
1-1/2 cups pretzel sticks
1/3 cup olive oil
4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine the cereals, peanuts and pretzels. In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; pour over cereal mixture and toss to coat., Transfer to two 15x10x1-in. baking pans coated with cooking spray. Bake at 250° for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool completely in pans on wire racks. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 150 calories, Fat 8g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 310mg sodium, Carbohydrate 19g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 4g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

SPICY SNACK MIX



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I've worked on the tiny details of this simple spicy snack mix recipe for years and years. My friends ask me to bring a batch every time I come over.

Provided by Veronica

Categories     Appetizers and Snacks     Snacks     Party Mix Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

6 tablespoons butter, cut into chunks
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons chile-garlic sauce (such as Sriracha®)
1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
1 ½ teaspoons seasoned salt (such as Lawry's®)
1 teaspoon onion powder
4 cups crispy rice cereal
4 cups crispy corn cereal squares
2 cups crispy wheat cereal squares
2 cups small twist pretzels
1 ½ teaspoons white sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
  • Place butter in a 2-cup glass measuring cup. Microwave on high, checking at 15-second intervals, until melted, about 1 minute. Stir in Worcestershire sauce, chile-garlic sauce, garlic powder, seasoned salt, and onion powder until well mixed.
  • Combine rice, corn, and wheat cereals in a large bowl. Transfer 2 to 3 cups cereal mixture to a separate bowl and pour about 1 ounce of butter mixture over top; mix with your hands until completely coated. Transfer cereal to a metal baking sheet, spreading into an even layer. Continue coating small amounts of cereal mixture with butter mixture and layering evenly on the baking sheet, using another sheet if needed; if too much is on the sheet, it doesn't get crispy.
  • Coat pretzels with the remaining butter mixture and add to the baking sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Stir cereal mixture and redistribute in an even layer. Return to the oven and continue to cook, stirring and redistributing every 15 minutes, until crispy and golden, another 30 to 45 minutes. Sprinkle sugar lightly over cereal mixture during the last 15 minutes; do not add it too early or it will burn.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 192.9 calories, Carbohydrate 32.3 g, Cholesterol 15.3 mg, Fat 6.5 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 667 mg, Sugar 3.9 g

SPICY RANCH SNACK MIX



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Provided by Molly Yeh

Time 1h

Yield about 11 cups

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 tablespoons buttermilk powder
2 teaspoons dried parsley
2 teaspoons dried chives
1 teaspoon dried dill
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
3 cups pretzel snaps
2 cups Cheddar bunny crackers
2 cups oyster crackers
2 cups sriracha peas (or use wasabi peas if the sriracha ones are hard to find)
2 cups white Cheddar cheese balls
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons sriracha
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a small bowl, stir together the buttermilk powder, dried parsley, dried chives, dried dill, dry mustard, cayenne, garlic powder and onion powder. (This is a homemade dry ranch seasoning mix which you could also treat like the packet and stir into sour cream or Greek yogurt for a quick dip!)
  • In a large bowl, combine the pretzel snaps, Cheddar bunnies, oyster crackers, sriracha peas and white Cheddar balls.
  • Melt the butter in a small skillet (or the microwave) and stir in the sriracha.
  • Drizzle the butter mixture over the snack mix and toss with the seasoning mix and Parmesan. Spread on the prepared baking sheet and bake, tossing once or twice, until everything is dry and toasted, about 25 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheet.

SPICY PARTY MIX



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When a recipe for a seasoned snack mix first appeared on the back of the Chex cereal box in the 1950s, people went crazy for it. Years later, a Google search for the recipe yields more than two million results for various riffs, from savory to spicy to sweet. Many call for tossing the dry ingredients with the wet, then letting the mix dry on paper towels, but baking it at a low temperature yields crisper, more flavorful results. Hot sauce gives this version a bit of a kick, but if you don't like heat, you can leave it out. View this recipe as a template to tweak as you see fit: Use crunchy, roasted edamame or green peas in place of the nuts, substitute Thai red curry paste or Sriracha for the hot sauce, or double up on whatever ingredients you like best. Keep the dry-to-wet ratios the same and you can't go wrong.

Provided by Margaux Laskey

Categories     snack, finger foods, appetizer, side dish

Time 1h30m

Yield About 15 cups

Number Of Ingredients 12

9 cups rice, corn or wheat Chex or Crispix cereal, or a combination
2 cups any kind of lightly salted nut
2 cups small pretzels
3 cups add-ins, such as cheese crackers, rice crackers, bagel chips, sesame sticks or a combination
1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 to 2 tablespoons hot sauce, plus more to taste
1 teaspoon garlic powder, plus more to taste
1 teaspoon onion powder, plus more to taste
1/4 teaspoon sweet or smoked paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons fine sea salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper, plus more to taste

Steps:

  • Arrange racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven and heat to 250 degrees. Line two sheet pans with parchment paper.
  • Combine cereal, nuts, pretzels and add-ins in a very large bowl. In a medium, microwave-safe bowl, melt butter in the microwave in 20-second increments, about 1 minute. (You can also do this in a small saucepan over low heat on the stovetop.) Add Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt and pepper. Stir until well mixed.
  • Add half of the melted butter mixture to the cereal mixture. Gently and thoroughly fold to combine. Add the rest of the melted butter mixture and stir until evenly coated. Taste and adjust seasonings.
  • Divide the mixture evenly across the prepared pans. Bake, stirring and switching racks every 15 minutes, until crisp and slightly darkened in color, about 1 hour. Cool completely on the pans on wire racks before serving (if you can wait that long). Store in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks.

ZESTY SNACK MIX



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Make and share this Zesty Snack Mix recipe from Food.com.

Provided by paula giles

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 2h10m

Yield 16 cups

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 cups Corn Chex
4 cups Cheerios toasted oat cereal
4 cups pretzel sticks
4 cups Cheez-It crackers
1 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon Lawry's Seasoned Salt
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon cayenne

Steps:

  • In large bowl combine cereals,pretzels and crackers.
  • Melt butter.
  • Add oil and spices.
  • Mix well Pour over cereals.
  • Stir to mix Put on 2 large baking sheets.
  • Bake at 225 for 2-21/2 hours.
  • Stirring every 30 min.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 224.6, Fat 19, SaturatedFat 8.3, Cholesterol 30.5, Sodium 245.6, Carbohydrate 13.5, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 1.6, Protein 1.7

SPICY PARTY MIX



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Sesame seeds are a fun addition in this savory snack mix suggested by field editor June Mullins of Livonia, Missouri. "Both children and adults go for this crispy combo," she assures.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Snacks

Time 30m

Yield 4 quarts.

Number Of Ingredients 11

10 cups Crispix
2 cups salted peanuts
1-1/2 cups pretzel sticks
1/2 cup sesame seeds, toasted
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon onion salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine the cereal, peanuts, pretzels and sesame seeds. In a large saucepan, combine the remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Pour over the cereal mixture; toss to coat. , Spread in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 250° for 10 minutes or until golden brown, stirring once. Cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 200 calories, Fat 13g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 383mg sodium, Carbohydrate 18g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

Tips:

  • Choose the right ingredients: Use fresh, high-quality ingredients for the best flavor. Make sure your popcorn is fresh and hasn't gone stale.
  • Don't overcrowd the pan: When making the popcorn, don't overcrowd the pan. This will prevent the popcorn from popping evenly and will result in some unpopped kernels.
  • Use a large bowl: When mixing the snack mix, use a large bowl so that you have plenty of room to stir and combine the ingredients.
  • Add the melted butter last: When adding the melted butter to the snack mix, do it last. This will help to prevent the snack mix from becoming soggy.
  • Store the snack mix in an airtight container: Once the snack mix is made, store it in an airtight container at room temperature. This will help to keep the snack mix fresh and crispy.

Conclusion:

This Zesty Party Snack Mix is the perfect snack for any occasion. It's easy to make, delicious, and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. With its combination of sweet, salty, and tangy flavors, this snack mix is sure to be a hit at your next party or gathering. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy snack, give this Zesty Party Snack Mix a try. You won't be disappointed!

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