Sweet Nuts and Bolts

Submitted by Chilicat

"A sweet-savory cereal snack mix. This is from "A Hundred Years of Island Cooking", and old cookbook from the Hawaiian Electric Company."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 11 quarts

ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package Rice Chex
• 1 (12 ounce) package Corn Chex
• 1 (10 ounce) package crunchy sweetened corn and oat cereal
• 1 (12 ounce) can peanuts
• 1 (12 ounce) can mixed nuts
• 1 (9 ounce) package thin pretzel sticks
• 1 lb butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

directions

1. In two large baking pans, combine cereals, nuts and pretzels.
2. In a small saucepan, melt butter with remaining ingredients; heat until sugar is dissolved. Pour over cereal mixture and mix lightly.
3. Bake, uncovered, at 250°F for 1 hour, stirring thoroughly every 15 minutes.
4. Cool and store in an air-tight container.

Reviews

[millypark]

Thank you for posting this recipe! I've been looking for it for a while! I have so many fond memories of eating this chex mix growing up in Hawaii!