Spicy Sweet Pretzel Party Mix

Friday, February 5, 2010

Spicy Sweet Pretzel Party Mix

Here’s another great Superbowl snack idea. This mix is spicy and sweet and crunchy and very addictive. It’s a snap to throw together and different from the store bought Chex mix that you might see at some Superbowl parties. I doubled this recipe and have it waiting in a ziplock bag for our Superbowl party on Sunday.

Other Superbowl party worthy foods:
Chicken Wings
Soft Pretzels
Spinach and Artichoke Dip
Mini Ham and Cheese Sandwiches
Bacon Wrapped Dates
Also be sure to check out my dessert tags (Cupcakes, Cookies, Bars/Brownies) for ideas for sweets for the big game.

You can also check out this post from The Novice Chef where she lists a whole bunch of Superbowl ideas.

Spicy Sweet Pretzel Party Mix

The perfect gameday snack mix!

Yield: Serves 8

Ingredients:

2 cups thin pretzel sticks
1 cup natural almonds
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons dark-brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, toss together pretzels and almonds.

In a small saucepan, bring butter, sugar, cayenne, and 1 tablespoon water to a boil, stirring constantly. Pour over pretzel mixture in bowl; gently toss to combine.

Spread pretzel mixture in a single layer on prepared sheet. Bake until almonds are crisp, about 20 minutes, tossing occasionally. Cool on sheet before serving. (To store, keep at room temperature, up to 5 days.)

Party mix from Martha Stewart

Appetizers / Snacks, Football Food

2 comments »

7 Responses to “Herbed Mustard Salmon”

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Sues — February 25, 2013 at 1:32 pm

I’m always looking for new ways to prepare salmon, too, and I love the idea of herbed mustard!
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Shannon — February 25, 2013 at 9:32 pm

this looks so flavorful and juicy! delish 🙂
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Megan — February 26, 2013 at 8:17 pm

Jeff doesn’t love salmon, but I bet I could get him to eat it with this topping. Sounds so flavorful!
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Kristina — March 13, 2013 at 4:20 pm
This looks amazing! I have everything for the sauce already other than the Dijon Mustard. Do you think I can use regular mustard?
- beantownbaker — March 13th, 2013 @ 8:45 pm
  
  It would definitely have a different flavor profile, but I love regular mustard! I think it would be great – let me know what you think of it.
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Sandy — May 23, 2013 at 9:40 am
Made this last night! SO good! My boyfriend and i both finished our plates and he declared this recipe as a keeper! Thanks so much for keeping it easy!
- beantownbaker — June 10th, 2013 @ 1:15 pm
  
  So glad you guys enjoyed it! I love recipes like this where you can customize it and still have dinner on the table in no time flat.

Spicy Sweet Pretzel Party Mix