Herbed Holiday Party Mix
A crunchy and addicting Savory Snack Mix that is perfect for the holidays. It's like a herbed Chex mix with the mild flavors of rosemary and thyme.
Savory Chex Mix For The Holidays
Do snack mixes make an appearance on your Holiday spread?
For both Tim and I they were the sign that people were coming over and a special snack was in order.
Honestly, snack mixes like this one were a favorite of our childhood, and we've decided that they shouldn't be reserved for the holidays. So, we make mixes like this year-round. But, come Holiday time, extra special seasonings go into our mixes that really make us think of home.
Our Herbed Holiday Party Mix
The green herbs and red pepper flakes that are baked into this party mix give it festive red and green flakes. The flavor is mildly herby and the red pepper gives an ever-so-slight kick.
We love the combination of rice and corn cereals with salty pretzels. We added some Cheerios in the mix too and were quite impressed at how well those little O's took to the savory flavor!
Herbed Holiday Party Mix
Ingredients
- 2 c corn Chex
- 2 c rice Chex
- 2 c Cheerios
- 2 c pretzels (We used sticks)
- 1 c cashews (salted or unsalted, your choice)
- ¼ c salted butter, melted
- 2 teaspoon thyme
- 2 teaspoon rosemary, ground
- ¾ teaspoon onion powder
- ¾ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- In a large bowl, mix cereals, pretzels, and nuts.
- In a small bowl, mix together butter and seasoning. Pour over dry mixture and mix until well coated.
- Spread the mixtire on an aluminum foil lined baking pan.
- Bake for 10 min. Remove the pan from the oven and give it a good stir. Return the pan to the oven for another 10 minutes. Remove the pan again from the oven and give it a good stir. Return it to the oven for a final 5-10 minutes, until the mix looks golden.
- Remove the mix from oven and allow to cool before storing in an airtight container.
Sarah founded Curious in 2010 as a way to save her recipe creations and share culinary experiences. Her love for cultural cuisines was instilled early by her French Canadian Grandmother. Her experience in the kitchen and in recipe development comes from over 10 years working in professional kitchens. She has traveled extensively and enjoys bringing the flavors of her travels back to create easy-to-make recipes.
Just like homemade Chex Mix! Sounds great!
I love party mixes like this! Is it weird that I have an obsession with Chex? It's just so darn delicious! It must taste that much better with the butter and all the wonderful herbs you used. Welcome to Sunday Supper and happy holidays!
Thanks! We've got an obsession with Chex over here too! We nearly always have a stash. Merry Christmas!
This is SUCH a classic treat for parties! So glad you shared the recipe!
Yummy! I love the salty/savory mix going on here!
This is just what I need to get over my sugar high as well. Love it
Love different snack mixes - this herbed version sounds wonderful!
Snack mixes are great for parties!
We just had something similar (though not as good I'm sure) at a party, it's a great mix
This snack mix sounds fantastic! Thank you for sharing ~ Bea @ galactopdx
I am so intrigued by this mix...I just love the flavor of tarragon and SO badly want to dive in! These things are seriously dangerous around me - so addictive!
Party mixes are definitely one of my downfalls - I can't get enough!!! This sounds scrumptious
I love snack mixes like this for the holidays, so great!!
A perfect twist on the traditional snack! Butter and herbs, wonderful! Welcome to SS!
Nice snack mix and I love that you used tarragon (one of my favorite herbs) to go with the rosemary.
Love all of the seasonings in this mix! YUM!