Texas Trash

Submitted by Junebug

"Not your ordinary snack mix! A BIG, BOLD FLAVOR just like the State of Texas! This can be doubled, tripled or quadrupled successfully. You can also add other ingredients, just keep the proportion of spicy butter to the dry ingredients the same as in the recipe. I usually add goldfish crackers to mine."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 9 cups

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
• 1⁄4 teaspoon celery salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons seasoning salt
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce
• 1 cup Cheerios toasted oat cereal
• 2 cups Wheat Chex
• 2 cups Rice Chex
• 2 cups Corn Chex
• 1 cup pretzel
• 1 cup nuts

directions

1. Preheat oven to 250.
2. Mix the first 7 ingredients in a cup with a spout.
3. Mix all dry ingredients in a baking pan.
4. Pour the butter and seasonings over the dry mix, stirring until each piece is coated.
5. Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
6. Cool.
7. Stir in an air tight container.
8. Freezes well.

Reviews

[Jennifer R.]

This recipe is a cut down version of a recipe that's over 65 years old. My recipe calls for 1lb pretzels, 1 small box each of rice chex,wheat chex and cherrios. 5 sticks margerine, 1 cup oil, 2lbs mixed nut, 1 lb pecans, 5 tbls worcestershire sauce. 2 1/4 oz accent ( this is a must) 2 1/2 tsp celery salt, 1 tbl garlic salt, 1 1/2 tbls tobasco, 2 tsps allspice, 1 1/2 tbls cayenne pepper and 1 tbl paprika. Pre-heat oven 200 degrees. In a large roasting pan mix dry ingredients. Melt margerine with spices andletcook for min. Pour a little of the mixture at a time until all has been covered. Bake 4 hours stiring once an hour. This is great for gifts for friends and neighbors.

 

[Babs in Toyland]

Great stuff - it just won't last long - I recommend making two batches. One for your guests and one for yourself :-) I added goldfish crackers like you suggested and the cereal, pretzels and peanuts. Delicious!

 

[Annalisa Dixson]

This party mix was some mighty spicy stuff. I made it for New Year's and my family went through it like nobody's business. I did get a bowl full to taste. Very salty and zesty. We had lots of cold beer and iced tea to cool us off. Thanks Junebug. This is something I would definitely make again.

 

[Paris1889]

I've been making this every Christmas for the past 25 years and sending some out with my Christmas packages. It is always a BIG HIT. However, the recipe I have calls uses 1/4 butter and a 1/4 cup of bacon grease/fat, and no celery salt. It is awesome, and I would recommend that you bacon lovers replace half the butter with bacon fat - YUMMMMMY! I also use 1 lb of assorted nuts.

 

[Angela O.]

I love that I can leave out the Wheat Chex, use gf pretzels, add some of those cheese Whisps, and make it gluten-free for my Celiac hubby. Tastes just like my grandma used to make!