Game Day Crunch recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar
½ cup butter
¼ cup white corn syrup
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
6 cups crispy wheat cereal squares (such as Wheat Chex®)
2 cups pretzel sticks
1 ½ cups peanuts

Nutrition Info

209.6 calories
carbohydrate: 27.5 g
cholesterol: 12.2 mg
fat: 10.3 g
fiber: 2 g
protein: 4 g
saturatedFat: 3.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 406.5 mg
sugar: 13.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Mix brown sugar, butter, and corn syrup together in a large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high until bubbling, 3 1/2 minutes. Stir and microwave for 2 more minutes. Stir baking soda and vanilla extract into brown sugar mixture.

  2. Fold cereal squares, pretzel sticks, and peanuts into brown sugar mixture until well coated. Microwave for 2 minutes. Stir and microwave again for 1 minute, stir well. Spread mixture onto waxed paper and cool completely, break into small pieces.

Recipe Yield

10 cups

Recipe Note

This sweet, salty, caramel snack mix recipe was given to me several years ago by a coworker. I make it for parties, game nights, and, of course, Game Days.

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