Party Panache, Peanut Butter & Bacon Valentine Snack Mix
Here’s a snack mix guaranteed to make any Valentine happy!
It’s a chex cereal based snack mix,
paired with chocolate peanut butter cups, M & Ms and bacon!
Super Boy and Big E gave this a double thumbs up!
👍👍
Bake the cereal, pretzels, and nuts first
If you can’t find Peanut Butter Chex,
you can substitute Rice Chex or Corn Chex
Toss the nuts pretzels and cereal with olive oil,
Worcestershire, and seasoned salt
and bake for 40 minutes, stirring half way through
Turn the hot mix out on to paper towels to cool
and mix in the peanut butter cups and M & Ms
Just before serving, add crisp bacon pieces
I used thick cut Maple Bourbon Bacon
You could also use packaged bacon bits,
but the real thing is so much better
You can cook the bacon ahead of time,
and rewarm it right before serving so it will be crispy
Peanut Butter & Bacon Valentine Snack Mix
Ingredients
- 1 box Peanut Butter Chex Mix
- 8 oz pretzel sticks
- 16 oz honey roasted peanuts
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- seasoned salt to taste
- 7 oz bag of unwrapped peanut butter cups
- 1 bag M & Ms* Valentine mix
- 8 slices cooked bacon, torn into pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees
- Toss cereal together with nuts and pretzels on a large rimmed baking sheet, and sprinkle generously with seasoned salt
- Combine oil with Worcestershire, stirring well and pour over cereal mix. Toss around gently to coat mixture evenly
- Bake for 20 minutes and then gently stir well. Bake for another 20 minutes and then turn out onto paper towels to cool
- Stir in peanut butter cups and M & Ms
- Add bacon right before serving
Notes
Enjoy!
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Love how you added the sweets to this snack. Not only tasty but so pretty with a pop of color from the m’s…….yum. Super Bowl perfect………..
Thank you Emily, the bacon was a big hit with the boys!
I agree with Emily, Super Bowl perfect!
Yes, I’ll have to make some more!
I agree with Emily and Rita, perfect for the game. Men will love the addition of bacon!
Thanks Pam, Super Boy and Big E loved the bacon as much as the candy!
That sounds deliciously sinful – yum!
haha, yes deliciously sinful is a great description!
I love adding the Valentine mix!
Thanks Dorothy!
I’m a boring chex mix eater. That is, I like my chex mix MADLY! But only with wheat and corn chex and nuts. No candy. No pretzels. No cheerios. But bacon? I’d never thought of that one and I can see an addition in my future!
ha ha, it’s funny to see what people avoid…the pretzels weren’t popular with Super Boy and Big E didn’t eat the peanut butter cups!
I just got home from work and wish I had a big ole bowl right now:@)
ha ha!
I love Chex Mix and your variation sounds delicious. You have just proven that “bacon isn’t just for breakfast anymore” and “bacon goes with everything.”
ha ha, thanks Linda!
Who could resist this sweet and salty mix with peanut butter, chocolate AND bacon?! ♥
ha, yes the bacon was a big hit!
That looks delicious!
Thank you, it was gobbled up fast!