Tijuana Take Along Munchies

A take along snack, whether I'm heading south to hit the surf or here locally. Easy to grab and run. Cook time includes cool and bag time

• Ready In: 1 hr 35 mins
• Yields: 18 cups

Ingredients

• 3  cups  Crispix cereal
• 4  cups tortilla chips, broken into 1 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 (3 1/2ounce) bag  microwave popcorn, popped
• 1 (12 ounce) can  cocktail  mixed nuts
• 1⁄2 cup light corn syrup
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1  tablespoon chili powder
• 1⁄8 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄8-1⁄4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (to your taste)

Directions

1. Heat oven to 250 degrees.
2. Combine cereal, chips, popcorn and nuts in a large roasting pan.
3. Heat to boiling in a small saucepan; corn syrup, butter or margarine, sugar, chili powder, cinnamon and red pepper.
4. Stir frequently Pour over cereal mixture in roasting pan, stirring to coat well.
5. Bake 1 hour, stirring every 20 minutes.
6. Remove from oven and cool on wax paper.
7. Place in sandwich size plastic bags.