Scary Barbecue Snack Mix
A savory and spicy party mix combining popcorn, tortilla chips, cheese crackers, and corn nuts, all coated in a flavorful barbecue sauce blend. Perfect for Halloween gatherings or any party snacking occasion.
Ingredients
- •6 cups popcorn
- •2 cups blue corn tortilla chips
- •2 cups Cheddar fish-shaped crackers or other cheese crackers
- •2 cups corn nuts
- •1 stick unsalted butter
- •½ cup barbecue sauce
- •1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- •2 tablespoons sugar
- •2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- •2 teaspoons chili powder
- •2 teaspoons garlic powder
- •½ teaspoon Tabasco
- •1 piece rimmed baking sheet
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Heat oven to 300°F with rack in middle. Grease rimmed baking sheet with oil.
5 min
- 2.
Combine popcorn, tortilla chips, cheese crackers, and corn nuts in a large bowl.
5 min
- 3.
Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Remove pan from heat and whisk in barbecue sauce, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, paprika, chili and garlic powders, and Tabasco, if using.
10 min
- 4.
Drizzle barbecue sauce mixture over snack mix and stir until combined well.
5 min
- 5.
Evenly spread mixture in baking sheet and bake, stirring and turning mixture over every 10 minutes, for a total of 40 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack (it will crisp as it cools), then break into pieces.
40 min
