Description
Dill Pickle Chex Mix is a savory snack blend featuring crunchy Chex cereal, pretzel sticks, roasted peanuts, and mini breadsticks all coated in a flavorful dill pickle seasoning. Baked to perfection at a low temperature for an hour, this addictive treat offers a tangy and herby twist on traditional snack mixes, perfect for parties or casual snacking.
Ingredients
Scale
Dry Ingredients
- 3 cups Chex cereal (any variety)
- 2 cups pretzel sticks
- 1 cup roasted peanuts
- 1 cup mini breadsticks
Seasoning Mixture
- ½ cup dill pickle juice
- ¼ cup melted butter
- 1 tablespoon dried dill weed
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 250°F (120°C) to prepare for slow baking the snack mixture.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, add the Chex cereal, pretzel sticks, roasted peanuts, and mini breadsticks. Mix gently to combine these dry components evenly.
- Prepare Seasoning Mixture: In a separate bowl, whisk together the dill pickle juice, melted butter, dried dill weed, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, and black pepper until fully blended.
- Coat the Mix: Pour the seasoning mixture over the dry ingredients and stir thoroughly to ensure every piece is evenly coated with the dill pickle flavor.
- Arrange on Baking Sheet: Spread the coated mixture in a single, even layer onto a large baking sheet for uniform baking.
- Bake Slowly: Bake the mixture in the preheated oven for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes to promote even toasting and prevent burning.
- Cool Down: Once baking is complete, remove the tray from the oven and allow the chex mix to cool completely right on the baking sheet; this helps it crisp up further.
- Serve or Store: Transfer the cooled Dill Pickle Chex Mix to a serving bowl for immediate enjoyment or store it in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
Notes
- Adjust salt to taste depending on the saltiness of your pickle juice and nuts.
- Stirring every 15 minutes during baking is crucial to prevent burning and ensure even flavor distribution.
- Store the mix in an airtight container for up to 1 week to maintain crispness.
- For extra kick, consider adding a pinch of cayenne pepper to the seasoning blend.
- Use any Chex cereal variety you prefer, such as rice, corn, or wheat cereals.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
