HappyCook80's Recipe

Santa Fe Crunch

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Santa Fe Crunch

6 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
2 tablespoons chili powder, or more to taste
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
12-ounce box oven toasted square corn cereal
4 cups mini pretzels
2 cups dry roasted peanuts
2 cups pecans
2 cups pumpkin seeds

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.

In a small saucepan over medium low heat, stir together the butter, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, chili powder, salt and cayenne pepper until the butter melts.

In a large roasting pan at least 3 or 4 inches deep, combine the cereal, pretzels, peanuts, pecans and pumpkin seeds. Drizzle the butter mixture over the cereal and toss gently to coat.

Bake in the center of the oven, stirring every 15 minutes, for about 1 hour or until heated through. Remove from the oven and cool completely.
Yields about 20 cups.