Go-To Bugle Snack Mix

A sweet-salty snack. Great for the holidays?

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Yields: 3 quarts

Ingredients

• 3  quarts  Bugles original flavor snacks
• 3  cups pecan pieces
• 1  cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1⁄2 cup Karo light corn syrup or 1⁄2 cup dark corn syrup
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

1. Put Bugles and pecans in shallow roasting pan. (A disposable 9x13 pan is recommended.) Turn oven to 250 degrees. Put in oven while making sauce. In saucepan, put brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and salt. Stir constantly until boiling. Boil for 5 minutes without stirring. Remove from heat. Add vanilla and baking soda. Pour over Bugles and nuts. Stir to coat. Bake for 1 hour at 250 degrees stirring every 15 minutes. Cool and break apart as soon as it cools just enough to touch. Store in airtight container.