Spicy and Sweet Chipotle Snack Mix
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes + cooling
- Yield: 7-8 cups 1x
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!
Ingredients
- For tortilla chips
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- 3 ounces multi-grain tortilla chips
- For peanuts
- 2 teaspoons chipotles en adobo sauce
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 cup salted roasted peanuts
- For Chex and pretzels
- 3 cups Chex cereal
- 1 cup thin pretzel sticks
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 sheet pans with parchment paper.
- For the tortilla chips, place the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave in 30-second blasts, stirring in between, until the chocolate has melted. Place the tortilla chips in a single layer. Drizzle the chocolate over the tortilla chips. Let the chocolate harden and set.
- For the peanuts, in a small bowl whisk together the chipotles en adobo sauce, honey and olive oil. Stir in the peanuts. Spread the peanuts in a single layer on one of the prepared sheet pans and toast in the oven for 10 minutes. Let the peanuts cool completely.
- Place the Chex and pretzels on the other prepared sheet pan. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil honey, cumin and salt. Pour over the Chex and pretzels tossing to coat. Spread into a single layer. Bake for 7-10 minutes until toasted. Let cool.
- Combine the tortilla chips, peanuts, Chex and pretzels in a large bowl.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes + cooling
- Yield: 7-8 cups 1x