Shelly's Recipe

SWEET & ZESTY SNACK MIX

Category: Snacks / Crackers / Chips

1 stick butter
1 cup Karo syrup
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon red pepper
1 to 2 teaspoons Louisiana hot pepper sauce
1 teaspoon black pepper
3 bags Quaker traditional snack mix
1 cup dry roasted peanuts
1 1/2 cups pecans

Melt butter in a medium saucepan over low heat and stir in the next five ingredients. Cook until this begins to bubble stirring to combine. Remove from heat.

In a large bowl, mix the snack mix with the nuts and pour sauce over stirring to coat evenly. Spray a deep roasting pan with cooking spray and pour in the snack mix. Cook in a 250 degree oven for 1 hour stirring every 15 minutes.

Pour this out onto wax paper, coated with cooking spray, and let cool. Break apart and store in an airtight container.