Thanksgiving Spiced Snack Mix

As the host for Thanksgiving you most likely have been cooking for the last 24 hours straight (if not longer) and the last thing you have time for is adding a pre-dinner snack to the Thanksgiving menu. Until now. My Thanksgiving Snack Mix is so easy and can be made well in advance so it’s one less thing for you to worry about on Thanksgiving.

Entertaining tips:

1. This is the perfect snack to have ready when you’re guests arrive. It’s not overly filling but satisfying enough to calm any hangry guests.

2. You can make this up to 5 days ahead of time. Make it on Sunday before Thanksgiving and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Remove from fridge and put in a serving bowl 30 minutes before guests arrive.

3. Also, you can make this up to 2 weeks ahead of time and freeze it.

Recipe:serves 6-8

Ingredients:

2 cups Chex cereal

2 cups Gardetto snack mix

1/2 cup pumpkin seeds

1 cup pecans

1 cup walnuts

1/3 cup maple syrup

1 Tbsp brown sugar

1 chipotle in adobo, finely chopped

1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1 Tbsp fresh rosemary and/or thyme, chopped

2 tsp salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees.

2. Line 1 large baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

3. In a small bowl mix the maple syrup, brown sugar, chipotle, Worcestershire sauce, rosemary, and thyme and set aside

4. In a large bowl add Chex, gardettos, pumpkin seeds, pecans, and walnuts.

5. Pour maple syrup mixture over snack mix and carefully toss to combine.

6. Spread snack mixture on the lined baking sheets in an even layer and sprinkle with salt.

7. Bake for 30 minutes.

8. Remove from oven and let cool.

9. Once cool, break apart any large chunks and store in an airtight container until ready to serve.