Name: Ghoulishly Good Halloween Snack Mix
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 40
Ingredients: Cone-shaped corn snacks (such as Bugles®) - 6 cups; Cheese-flavored crackers (such as Cheez-It®) - 4 cups; Popped popcorn - 4 cups; Pretzel sticks - 2 cups; Brown sugar - 1 ¼ cups; Corn syrup - ¾ cup; Butter - ¾ cup; Coarse salt - 2 ¼ teaspoons; Vanilla extract - 1 ½ teaspoons; Baking soda - 1 ½ teaspoons; Vanilla-flavored candy coating - ½ ounce; Candy eyeballs - 1 (.88 ounce) package; Candy corn - 1 (11 ounce) package; Candy-coated peanut butter pieces (such as Reese's Pieces®) - 1 (12 ounce) package

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - Ghoulishly Good Halloween Snack Mix

1. Cone-shaped corn snacks (such as Bugles®) - 6 cups

2. Cheese-flavored crackers (such as Cheez-It®) - 4 cups

3. Popped popcorn - 4 cups

4. Pretzel sticks - 2 cups

5. Brown sugar - 1 ¼ cups

6. Corn syrup - ¾ cup

7. Butter - ¾ cup

8. Coarse salt - 2 ¼ teaspoons

9. Vanilla extract - 1 ½ teaspoons

10. Baking soda - 1 ½ teaspoons

11. Vanilla-flavored candy coating - ½ ounce

12. Candy eyeballs - 1 (.88 ounce) package

13. Candy corn - 1 (11 ounce) package

14. Candy-coated peanut butter pieces (such as Reese's Pieces®) - 1 (12 ounce) package

How to cook deliciously - Ghoulishly Good Halloween Snack Mix

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 255 degrees F (124 degrees C).

2. Stage

Combine corn snacks, cheese crackers, popcorn, and pretzel sticks in a large roasting pan.

3. Stage

Bring brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, and salt to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla extract and baking soda. Pour the syrup over the snack mixture in the roasting pan; stir to coat.

4. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, stirring to coat every 15 minutes.

5. Stage

Line a countertop with waxed paper. Spread snack mix into a single layer on top.

6. Stage

Place candy coating in a microwave-safe bowl and heat for 1 minute. Stir until smooth and place a dot of the melted candy on the back of a candy eyeball; attach to a corn snack. Repeat with remaining eyeballs.

7. Stage

Transfer snack mix to a large bowl. Stir in candy corn and peanut butter candy pieces.