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It’s called party mix for a reason! It’s a party in your mouth! It’s sweet and salty and a little bit savory from the pumpkin pie spice.
Why We Love This Treat
We love the mix of sweet and salty paired with a light pumpkin pie flavor. Kids and adults will both like this easy snack recipe. It’s perfect for parties and family get together during the fall season.
It’s also a flexible recipe where you can add any type of candies you’d like. You might want to make a double batch because experience tells me that it will be gone in minutes.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- Honey Nut Cheerios for a sweet nutty taste without using nuts.
- Rice Chex Cereal because you can’t have a true party mix without Chex cereal.
- Small Pretzel Squares or Sticks for that extra salty flavor.
- Candy Corn for the star of the show. I also use Candy Corn Pumpkins.
Spice Mix Ingredients
- Butter – I prefer to use salted butter for this recipe
- Brown Sugar
- White Sugar
- Pumpkin Pie Spice
- Ground Cinnamon
- Cayenne Pepper – Just a pinch
- Salt
Let’s Make Pumpkin Pie Spice Party Mix
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- Place the spice mix ingredients into a microwave-safe dish or glass measuring cup and microwave for 45 seconds until melted.
- Add all of the dry ingredients except the candy corn (or other candy you may choose to use) into a large mixing bowl.
- Pour the melted spice mix over the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly ensuring that all of the liquid is mixed with the dry ingredients.
- Transfer the party mix to a large cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes, stirring the mix at the 7-minute mark.
- Remove from the oven, let the party mix cool completely and add the candy corn.
Krazy Kitchen Mom Tips
- Get creative with this recipe and add any type of candy and mix-ins you like. This is a perfect vessel for leftover Halloween candy pieces.
- Be sure to let the dry ingredients cool completely before adding any candy to the mix.
- This can be stored in an airtight container, on the countertop, or in the pantry, for up to one week. I store mine in a very large glass jar with an airtight seal.
More KKM Sweet Recipes
- Spider Web Pretzels – another Halloween treat
- Lemon Poppy Seed Cupcakes with Blackberry Buttercream
- Pan-Banging Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
Pumpkin Pie Spice Party Mix
It's called party mix for a reason! It's sweet and salty and a little bit savory from the pumpkin pie spice.
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Servings: 8 cups
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 2 cups Honey Nut Cherios
- 3 cups Rice Chex cereal
- 3 cups small pretzels
Spice Mix Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1.5 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1.5 tbsp white sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Mix-In's After Baking
- 1.5 cups Candy Corn or other candies of your choice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- Place the spice mix ingredients into a microwave-safe dish or glass measuring cup and microwave for 45 seconds until melted.
- Add all of the dry ingredients except the candy corn (or other candy you may choose to use) into a large mixing bowl.
- Pour the melted spice mix over the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly ensuring that all of the liquid is mixed with the dry ingredients.
- Transfer the party mix to a large cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes, stirring the mix at the 7-minute mark.
- Remove from the oven, let the party mix cool completely and add the candy corn.
Notes
Krazy Kitchen Mom Tips
- Get creative with this recipe and add any type of candy and mix-ins you like. This is a perfect vessel for leftover Halloween candy pieces.
- Be sure to let the dry ingredients cool completely before adding any candy to the mix.
- This can be stored in an airtight container, on the countertop, or in the pantry, for up to one week. I store mine in a very large glass jar with an airtight seal.
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