Sweet and Crunchy Popcorn Snack Mix

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 20
Yield: 20 servings

Description

Popcorn, candy-coated chocolate, peanuts, and crunch cereal are coated with a sweet peanut butter mixture in this party-perfect snack mix.

Ingredients

waxed paper
2 cups crispy corn and rice cereal (such as Crispix®)
2 cups honey graham cereal (such as Golden Grahams®)
2 cups peanut butter corn puff cereal (such as Reese's Puffs®)
2 cups popped popcorn, or more to taste
8 ounces candy-coated milk chocolate pieces (such as M&M's®)
1 cup salted peanuts
1/2 cup butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/2 cup peanut butter

Directions

1 Line a large baking sheet with waxed paper.
2 Combine crispy corn and rice cereal, honey graham cereal, peanut butter corn puff cereal, popcorn, chocolate pieces, and peanuts in a large bowl.
3 Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; whisk in flour until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Add brown sugar and corn syrup; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved, about 1 minute. Stir peanut butter into sugar mixture until creamy, about 3 minutes; pour over cereal mixture and gently toss until coated.
4 Spread cereal mixture over prepared baking sheet and allow to cool, about 30 minutes. Once cooled, break mixture into chunks and store in an airtight container.