GHOULISHLY GOOD HALLOWEEN SNACK MIX

Ghoulishly Good Halloween Snack Mix image

A sweet and salty snack mix that is perfect for Halloween!

Provided by SunnyDaysNora

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Snacks Party Mix Recipes

Time 1h25m

Yield 40

Number Of Ingredients 14

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Ingredients

6 cups cone-shaped corn snacks (such as Bugles®)
4 cups cheese-flavored crackers (such as Cheez-It®)
4 cups popped popcorn
2 cups pretzel sticks
1 ¼ cups brown sugar
¾ cup corn syrup
¾ cup butter
2 ¼ teaspoons coarse salt
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
½ ounce vanilla-flavored candy coating
1 (.88 ounce) package candy eyeballs
1 (11 ounce) package candy corn
1 (12 ounce) package candy-coated peanut butter pieces (such as Reese's Pieces®)

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 255 degrees F (124 degrees C).
Combine corn snacks, cheese crackers, popcorn, and pretzel sticks in a large roasting pan.
Bring brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, and salt to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla extract and baking soda. Pour the syrup over the snack mixture in the roasting pan; stir to coat.
Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, stirring to coat every 15 minutes.
Line a countertop with waxed paper. Spread snack mix into a single layer on top.
Place candy coating in a microwave-safe bowl and heat for 1 minute. Stir until smooth and place a dot of the melted candy on the back of a candy eyeball; attach to a corn snack. Repeat with remaining eyeballs.
Transfer snack mix to a large bowl. Stir in candy corn and peanut butter candy pieces.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 369.1 calories, Carbohydrate 52 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 16.8 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 12 g, Sodium 690.4 mg, Sugar 20.2 g