Instead of serving tortilla chips and cookies side-by-side, this spicy and sweet chipotle snack mix combines salty snacks and dessert. It’s a combination of chips, pretzels and peanuts. Put out a bowl of it at your next gathering!
Potato chips, tortilla chips or pretzels? I have a hard time picking my salty and crunchy Super Bowl snacks.
The best part of any game day gathering is that you can take a taste of just about everything. Hopefully all that eating is approached with an element of self-control!
And you can’t forget about the cookies, brownies and other sweets. It’s a total smorgasbord. The Super Bowl is only once a year. I love that its holiday proportions are pretty much acknowledged by all.
Instead of just dumping a bag of chips into a bowl and serving that alongside a plate of cookies, I came up with a mix that combines snack food and dessert.
I made a spicy and sweet chipotle snack mix with peanuts, tortilla chips, pretzels and Chex cereal.
The first step was to melt dark chocolate and drizzle it over multigrain tortilla chips.
I discovered what an amazing combination this is thanks to my mother-in-law. She made an absolutely addictive holiday snack mix for Christmas.
It has been on my mind ever since!
I stirred roasted salted peanuts with honey and chipotle en adobo sauce and toasted them in the oven. They were nice and spicy with a hint of sweetness from the honey.
On another sheet pan, I combined pretzel sticks and Chex and drizzled them with a mixture of olive oil, honey and cumin.
Once the chocolate set on the tortilla chips and the other ingredients had cooled, I put everything into a big bowl.
I gave it a gentle stir, so I didn’t break any of the crispy snacks. I loved all the components of this snack mix together.
What I found was that I would nibble on a few bites of peanuts, and when they get a bit hot, I moved on to pretzels and Chex for a little relief.
Don’t be scared, it’s a pleasant tingle of spiciness!
Instead of serving tortilla chips and cookies side-by-side, this spicy and sweet chipotle snack mix combines salty snacks and dessert. It’s a combination of chips, pretzels and peanuts. Put out a bowl of it at your next gathering!
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