Holidays, Last Minute Mardi Gras Fun and Praline Party Mix

the Painted Apron

6 years ago

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

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 1

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