Honey-Chipotle Snack Mix
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Please send help, I cannot stop eating this highly addictive Honey-Chipotle Snack Mix! I absolutely love the combination of sweet, salty, and spicy in this delicious snack mix! Try this for trail mix, parties, or game nights and everyone will remember it.Â
Honey-Chipotle Snack Mix
It’s been sitting on my office desk and let’s just say that is a dangerous spot for it! Between just my husband and I, you wouldn’t believe how quickly it is disappearing! And I’m already planning on making it again for our family vacation next week.
You know it’s good when you are already planning on restocking your supply before it’s gone. I was actually surprised by how much my husband couldn’t stop raving about this stuff because he’s not normally a fan of spicy foods.
Spicy Snack Mix Variations
- Adjust your spices. More chipotle chili powder or cayenne pepper will spice it up.
- Use your own nut combination. Cashews and unsalted peanuts are some of my favorites.
- Drizzle with a light dash of hot sauce or sriracha if it’s still not hot enough for you
- Increase your sweetness with brown sugar or more honey
- Add other crunchy ingredients like bagel chips or the standard snack mix cereal mixture, like Rice Chex cereal
- Go more tangy with a teaspoon of onion powder and a dash of vinegar
This delicious nut and pretzel mix is made with Fishers brand pecans and Almonds. I’ve always loved Fishers nuts, I’ve been buying them as long as I can remember. I love them not only for their perfect flavor and crunch but also because they are one of the only brands of recipe nuts made entirely without preservatives.
Here they are the key ingredients to this recipe and the way they pair with that spicy, sugary coating is dreamy! This snack mix is everything I’d hoped it to be and then some, try it soon I think you’ll love it too!
Follow Easy Cooking Zone
Honey-Chipotle Nut and Pretzel Mix
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups (215g) Fishers Whole Almonds
- 1 1/2 cups (159g) Fishers Whole Pecan Halves
- 2 Tbsp (29g) butter
- 1/4 cup (52g) granulated sugar
- 2 1/2 Tbsp (50g) honey
- 1 1/2 tsp chipotle chili powder (more or less to taste)
- 3/4 tsp fine sea salt
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 2 cups (100g) mini pretzels
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Spread almonds and pecans over cookie sheet into an even layer. Toast for 5 minutes, tossing once halfway through. Pour nuts into a large mixing bowl, set aside.
- To a small saucepan add butter, sugar, honey, chipotle chili powder, sea salt, chili powder, onion powder and garlic powder and heat mixture over medium heat.
- Whisk constantly and bring mixture to a light boil then remove from heat. Immediately pour mixture over nuts and toss to evenly coat then immediately add pretzels and gently toss to evenly coat (before sugar mixture starts to set).
- Spread mixture over parchment paper or silicone lined baking sheet and spread into an even layer.
- Bake in preheated oven tossing twice during baking and returning to an even layer, about 15 - 20 minutes*.
- Let cool completely, while separating nuts and pretzels. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.