Sweet Pumpkin Spice Snack Mix

Thanksgiving might look a little different this year. In lieu of large social gatherings, why not show your thanks to the people who mean the most in your life by dropping off a handcrafted gift? Honestly, food gifts are the best gifts because they always get used/ eaten. Because this recipe is meant to be gifted it is a fairly large batch. Feel free to cut the recipe in half if you don’t need to feed a crowd!

Sweet Pumpkin Spice Snack Mix

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 45 minutes
Total time: 55 minutes
Yield: ~40 servings (half cup servings)

INGREDIENTS

• 5 cups Chex cereal (or equivalent brand)

• 5 cups Golden Grahams cereal (or equivalent brand)

• 5 cups pretzel sticks

• 2 cups pecan halves

• 1.5 cups butter, melted

• 1.5 cups brown sugar

• 2 tbsp. pumpkin pie spice

• 2 tsp. vanilla extract

• 2 cups Reese’s Pieces  

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 250F. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets or large shallow baking pans with parchment paper.

 In a large mixing bowl, gently stir together the Chex, Golden Grahams, pretzels and pecans. In a medium bowl, stir together the melted butter, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla extract. Pour the butter/sugar mixture over the dry ingredients and stir until evenly coated. 

Pre-oven snack mix

Pour onto prepped baking sheets in an even layer and bake for 45 minutes, removing from the oven to stir every 15 minutes.

Once out of the oven, spread the mixture out onto wax paper to let cool. Once cooled, toss in the Reese’s Pieces and pack up into decorative containers for gifting! The snack mix will last up to 1 week in an airtight container.