Holidays, Last Minute Mardi Gras Fun and Praline Party Mix
Even if you don’t have a box full of Mardi Gras beads and decorations,
you can still have a little Mardi Gras fun with a few flowers from the grocery store
and a batch of dangerously delicious Praline Party Mix
Pralines and Pecans are favorite treats in the South,
and this sweet and salty mix will have you throwing beads in the air!
It only takes 5 minutes to prepare
Make the praline sauce by cooking butter, sugar, and corn syrup
Did you know that you can substitute 1/2 white sugar and 1/2 dark brown sugar for light brown sugar?
Once the mixture comes to a boil, remove it from heat
stir in vanilla and baking soda and it transforms into a velvety sauce
Pour it over the Crispix and pecans in a rimmed sheet pan
Gently stir and toss until everything is well coated
Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour, stirring every 20 minutes
Immediately remove mix from pan, if it cools on pan it will stick
Sprinkle with salt
Spread out on wax paper to cool, don’t use paper towels, it will stick to them
Put some mix in a jar for a gift 🎁
This recipe is adapted from Plain Chicken
Praline Party Mix
Ingredients
- 8 cups Crispix Cereal
- 1 cup pecans or more if desired
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup white sugar*
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar*
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 baking soda
- kosher salt
Instructions
- Put cereal in an even layer on large rimmed baking sheet. Top with pecans. Melt butter in small saucepan over medium high heat. Add sugars and corn syrup. Cook, stirring until sauce come to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and baking soda. Pour over cereal and pecans in pan. Gently toss and stir until everything is coated.
- Bake at 250 degrees for 20 minutes, then stir. Return to oven and bake 20 minutes more, then stir. Bake for a final 20 minutes. Immediately transfer mix to wax paper or parchment to cool. Do not let it sit on pan or it will stick.
- Store in a tightly covered container or large jar
Notes
Laissez les bon temps rouler!
for more Mardi Gras ideas see Taste of Home’s Mardi Gras Madness here
One of my centerpieces is featured along with one from
Home is Where the Boat is and Tablescapes at Table 21
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I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Rustic and Refined, Between Naps on the Porch, Make it Pretty Monday
Coastal Charm, Cooking and Crafting with J&J, Celebrate and Decorate,
Delicious Dishes Recipe Party Oh My Heartsie Girl
Full Plate Thursday Thursday Favorite Things Creatively Crafty
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Jenna, this looks delicious and I love the easy part. Wishing you a wonderful Sunday…pouring rain here this morning!
This looks very tempting! Congratulations for getting your clever MG clown on Taste of Home Jenna!
Johanne Lamarche
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Have fun!
Yum…looks delish – and I love seeing all of your decorations and flowers!
Did not know that substitution trick. That recipe sounds and looks delicious….and addictive! But I’d be stuck eating it all by myself….Mr. P. doesn’t like pecans.
Have a great time and I love chex mix.
Very colorful and oh so delicious!
How exciting that you were posted at Taste of Home!!
All I had to see was the word “praline”, and I was on board!!! I haven’t had any in so long!!! My aunt in Baton Rouge used to make them, and they were scrumpdillyicious!!! This would be a really neat treat to give year round!
The party mix sounds great Jenna! I’m sure everyone is having a blast down south-enjoy:@)
Lovely flowers Jenna!! 💜💚🌼 I make a similar mix at Christmas time – except I use mini pretzels, peanuts, coco puff cereal and rice Chex. It is always a hit! 😃 I like your variation! ❤️
Those look so yummy…and I think I have all the ingredients needed on hand. I’m definitely going to have Pin this!! Thanks so much!
Congratulations about the feature in Taste of Home.
Thanks for inspiration and recipe for party mix and decorating for Madi Gras.Will file away for later since I will be out of town.
Your table looks positively darling Jenna! And I’m drooling just thinking about that party mix. Enjoy your Fat Tuesday!
You had to put out this recipe, didn’t you? That is going to be SUCH TROUBLE! And the worst part is that I have all that stuff in the house so no tromping through 14 inches of snow to get it. Thanks heaps, Jenna!
My husband would be crazy about this snack mix! He loves praline anything. Saving this recipe , for sure.
Your sweet and salty mix would be hard to resist Jenna! Love your jester jar topper! Congratulations on your feature in Taste of Home and thanks for letting me know…I had no idea. Last week was an awful week for me. Laissez les bon temps rouler 🙂
You share the best recipes, Jenna! This mix sounds dangerously addictive, and I would just love it. It sounds so perfect for gifting, too. Your jar is so adorable!!
My mother never liked pralines, she always thought they were too sweet, so I never had them growing up. In fact, it was not until I was married the second time that I took a trip to New Orleans and had one. I loved it! This recipe for praline party mix looks amazing. Mardi Gras or not, I will be making this. Thanks for sharing.
Your Table looks amazing and what a great gift idea for the Praline Party Mix! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday. Have a great week and come back soon!
Miz Helen
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