If I’m going to take the time to make a savory or sugary treat (or both!) that does not offer much nutrition, I’m going to have a few ultimatums.
1. It has to be for a fun reason–a get together with friends, a birthday or a party–like THE SUPER BOWL!
2. It has to make a lot of treat for a little time in the kitchen.
3. It has to be low cost.
4. It has to be easy.
5. It has to taste awesome!
Bonus points: It has to be easy to store.
These two snack mixes do all of those things…times 2!
My favorite thing about both mixes is that they have at least 4 ingredients in common–peanuts, cheerios, pretzels and bugles. It is so great to buy one bag of each of them and divide it between the 2 recipes! I love efficiency.
These mixes are perfect for feeding a crowd and munching on during a football game.
Let me tell you how I made them the perfect snack for the Super Bowl game.
I headed out to Target to pick up my supplies. I got 2 glass Rubbermaid bowls for holding the mix, a package of Sharpie Pens, and some plastic cups. I made sure I got enough cups for holding both drinks and snack mix. Again, I’m all about efficiency!
While you are at Target, make sure you use the mobile coupon service and text COUPONS to TARGET (type TARGET into the phone number section of your phone) and grab the $1 off food storage Rubbermaid coupon and the $1 off Sharpie 4 pack or larger coupon. This option will be available January 25- February 8.
I love my Sharpies! If you have been reading this blog long enough, you know I am a huge fan of Sharpie markers. I use them all the time. I love them for crafting and I use them almost daily in the kitchen to label my leftovers or write little surprise messages for girls’ lunchbox.
You probably also know I am a big fan of using glass for storage…usually I re purpose jars. I have been wanting some bigger bowls to store larger portions of soup leftovers and snack mixes. Rubbermaid glass line is the perfect solution. They completely seal with one easy touch, they lids nestle into each other for easy storage, or if you want to stack the bowls they do that perfectly, too!
I used the bright green insert from the Rubbermaid bowls — which was actually a picture of green beans– to use as a fun border for my snack tags. I thought it looked like grass which is perfect for a Super Bowl party.
I cut a piece of white card stock into a square, backed it in the green, then used Sharpie markers to embellish with a simple black and white border on top and the numbers of a football field on the bottom. You don’t have to be an artist to get crafty with Sharpie!
I used a container I found in the dollar section of Target to put my Sharpie markers in. It looks pretty to set the Sharpie markers out and let the guests mark their own cups.
Isn’t Juiper the cutest name ever? My daughter has a friend named Juniper and they call her ‘Junie’ for short. Ahh..so cute!
Some guests will use the Sharpie Markers to write the team name on their cups– in team colors of course–letting everyone know who they are rooting for.
Doesn’t that look yummy? Bugles, pretzels, cheerios, peanuts and M&M’s! Like I said, a great thing about making these two recipes at the same time is that they use common ingredients, but no one would even notice because they are such different tasting recipes.
It had been awhile since we had a fun sugar treat in the house. This is how my daughter felt about that!
Every party should have a little bit of sweet…
…and a little bit of salty!
Make sure you pick some of these cute football brownies up while you are at Target. They come in a long, thin box with a little girls face on it. Yea…that one! They make a fun, football touch to the table without having to spend hours in the kitchen, AND they are inexpensive!
If you are traveling for the party, you can just put the tags on top of the lids and use the lids as snack markers. If your party is at home, grab a couple little jars, tape a paper clip to the back of the jar, fill it with mix to cover the tape, and display your snack tag. Easy! If you love how this looks but are taking the mix to a party, take the jar and and stick the mix in and the tag on when you get there.
I bet you are wondering how these snack mixes taste?
Well, the sweet one speaks for itself. It is very sweet with just a touch of salty, crunchy with chocolate and peanuts, all covered in white almond bark. It makes a ton and both kids and adults love it.
The savory, salty mix is a unique one, and you will get asked for the recipe often. It is salty with a bit of sweet, has chili powder and curry in the seasoning which makes it stand out from your typical snack mix. It uses some fun colored potato and vegetable chips which also makes it stand out from the crowd. It is very addicting and also makes a very good amount.
What are your super bowl plans?
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Super Bowl Sweet Mix
1/2 jar (8oz) peanuts (16 oz jar)
1/2 bag(8oz) pretzels (16 oz bag)
1/2 bag (6oz) bugles (12 oz bag)
1/2 box Cheerios (8.9 oz box)
1/2 bag M&M’s (12 oz bag–use extra to make table pretty, or just eat them :))
1 lb vanilla almond bark
Mix all ingredients except for almond bark in a large bowl. Melt almond bark as package directs. Pour over mixture, mixing to coat well. Spread out onto waxed paper to dry. Break into chunks and store in airtight container. Saves well for several weeks.
Super Bowl Savory Mix
1/2 jar (8oz) peanuts (16 oz jar)
1/2 bag (8oz) pretzels (16 oz bag)
1/2 bag (6oz) bugles (12 oz bag)
1/2 box cheerios (8.9 oz box)
6 oz chips (I used Terra Chips- Exotic Harvest)
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup butter
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tsp curry powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Mix peanuts, pretzels, bugles, cheerios & chips in a large bowl.
Mix brown sugar, butter, worcestershire sauce, chili powder, curry powder and garlic powder in a small saucepan. Heat on med until sugar is dissolved.
Pour seasoning mixture over dry mix. Toss until well coated. Pour onto 2 large cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes, stirring after 20.
