Buttery Bits and Bites

Name: Buttery Bits and Bites
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 20 Cups, 25 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 cups salted butter, melted; 6 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 1 1/2 tablespoons seasoning salt; 1 1/2 tablespoons garlic powder; 1 1/2 tablespoons onion powder; 1 1/2 tablespoons celery salt; 1 (365 g) box Rice Chex; 1 (525 g) box plain Cheerios toasted oat cereal; 1 (400 g) pretzels; 2 (200 g) bags of presidents choice penguin snack crackers; 3 lbs blanched and salted peanuts

⏱ 140 mins 🍽 20 Cups, 25 serving(s) 🏷 For Large Groups

This is a recipe for a substantial batch of savoury snack mix, ideal for sharing with a crowd or packaging as gifts. It features a blend of cereals, pretzels, crackers and peanuts, all coated in a seasoned butter mixture. The key to its flavour is a long, slow bake, which ensures the seasonings permeate every piece. The result is a highly moreish treat that stores and freezes very well. You can expect to make about 20 cups from this quantity.

Ingredients

4 cups salted butter, melted
6 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons seasoning salt
1 1/2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 1/2 tablespoons onion powder
1 1/2 tablespoons celery salt
1 (365 g) box Rice Chex
1 (525 g) box plain Cheerios toasted oat cereal
1 (400 g) pretzels
2 (200 g) bags of presidents choice penguin snack crackers
3 lbs blanched and salted peanuts

Method

Set your oven to 225 degrees Fahrenheit, positioning a rack in the centre.
Melt the butter in a bowl with a 6 cup capacity, then stir in the Worcestershire sauce. Set this mixture aside.
Combine all the dry spices together in an empty spice jar or shaker and set aside.
In an extremely large container, such as a clean kitchen sink, mix together the peanuts, pretzels, crackers and cereals.
Pour one ladle of the butter mixture over the dry ingredients, then sprinkle some of the spice blend on top. Toss everything to coat. Repeat this process, adding butter and spices gradually and tossing in between, until all ingredients are incorporated.
Split the coated mixture between two large turkey roasting pans, which can be aluminium or enamel.
Place one pan, uncovered, into the oven for one hour. Remember to stir the contents every 20 minutes.
After the first hour, cover the pan with foil and return it to the oven for a further hour, again stirring every 20 minutes.
Follow the same baking process for the second pan of snack mix.
Let the mixture cool completely before transferring it to airtight containers for storage. It can be frozen successfully.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium1327200 mg

Recipe details

CategoryFor Large Groups

AuthorCathie H.