Chesapeake Bay Snack Mix

(#10) Master 25 New Recipes

1. Stuffed Peppers
2. Risotto
3. Polenta
4. Beef Brisket
5. French Onion Soup
6. Chocolate Chip Cookies
7. Lentil Soup
8. Macaroni & Cheese
9. Zucchini Bread
10. Chicken Piccata
11. Moussaka
12. Chocolate Cake
13. Zebra Cake
14. Chili
15. Cornbread
16. Steamed Artichokes
17. Baked S'mores
18. Barbecue Chicken
19. Meatballs
20. Waffles
21. Omelette
22. Chex Mix

The idea to tackle this recipe came as I was getting down the final days of my list and still needed several recipes. There are only so many meals in the day, for one. And a personal can only reasonably eat a certain amount of baked goods.

Who doesn't love a good snack mix? This recipe from Martha Stewart added a spicy twist to the traditional flavor with hot sauce and Old Bay seasoning. We thoroughly enjoyed it and it certainly had a unique flavor. Personally I think the heat could have been kicked up a few notches.

Here are the ingredients I used. You can mix them up with anything you like. I left out the recommended peanuts.

The sauce can be made to taste as well. As I mentioned, I would add more hot sauce next time.

Mix up your dry ingredients and spread them out in your pan (I needed two pans). Then pour the sauce over it and mix it all up.

Bake at 250 for one hour, stirring every fifteen minutes. For most of that hour it will seem like nothing is happening, but by the end it will be nice and crispy and coated in sauce.

Supposedly you can store it in an airtight container for up to a week. But I found it getting stale after a couple of days.

Recipe

Ingredients: 

• 3 cups Corn Chex
• 3 cups Wheat Chex
• 3 cups thin pretzel sticks
• 3 cups oyster crackers
• 1 cup bagel chips
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 3 teaspoons hot-pepper sauce, such as Tabasco

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees.

2. In a large pan or two medium pans, combine cereal, pretzels, crackers, and bagel chips. 

3. In a small bowl, mix together melted butter, Worcestershire sauce, Old Bay, lemon juice, and hot-pepper sauce. Pour butter mixture over cereal mixture and stir until ingredients are completely coated. 

4. Bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Spread out in a single layer to cool completely. 

5. Store in an airtight container.