Sweet & Spicy Snack Mix
Wanna make it Hot? Spice up your Valentine’s Day with Bavarian’s Sweet & Spicy version of our snack mix. Well deserved night in for one? A romantic picnic for two? Awkward “3 is a crowd” dinner but you have to because your sister just can’t find “the one”? Movie night for a family of four or more? Whatever you have planned for your Celebration of Love Day this crowd pleasin’ mix Slaps! (as our kids say) Now go light your taste buds on fire!
The from-scratch version is best, however, we offer a Bavarian recipe “hack”
Ingredients
6 cups of mixed Chex cereals (recommending a combo of corn, rice, or wheat) or for the “Hack” you can buy Pre-made Hot & Spicy Chex mix at your local grocery store
3 cups of your favorite sweet cereal (recommending Golden Grahams, Life, or Cinnamon Toast Crunch)
3 cups of mixed nuts (recommending almonds & cashews)
2 cups mini pretzels
1 cup Goldfish crackers (one of our kids insists)
1 bag Valentine’s M&Ms
1 cup Cinnamon Bears
1 cup (dealer’s choice) Red Hots, Sour Patch Kids~Fire, Hot Tamales, Sweet Heat Starburst, or whatever suits your fancy
1 10oz package of Bavarian Meats Hot & Spicy Lil’ Landjaeger or 10 pcs Traditional sized Hot & Spicy Landjaeger- cut into small chunks
1 stick butter
4 Tbsp maple syrup
1 Tbsp cinnamon
1 Tbsp chili powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
Directions
Pre-heat oven to 250 F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Combine the first six dry ingredients in a very large bowl.
Melt butter in a small pot on the stove. Add seasonings & maple syrup. Mix well.
Drizzle butter mixture over dry ingredients and gently combine.
Spread mix evenly out over two pans.
Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes - stir & rotate the pans every 15 minutes.
Let cool completely.
Add in your sweet treats: m&m's, cinnamon bears, dealer’s choice candies
Add in your Bavarian Meats Hot & Spicy Landjaeger.
Eat!
Store in airtight containers for up to 2 weeks.
Bavarian Recipe “Hack” Directions
1. Gather your ingredients. 6 cups of pre-made Hot & Spicy Chex Mix, 3 Cups cereal, 3 cups of mixed nuts, 2 cups mini pretzels, 1 cup Goldfish crackers, 1 bag Valentine’s M&Ms, 1 Cup Cinnamon Bears, Dealer’s Choice Candies, 1 ten-ounce package of Bavarian Meats Original Lil’ Landjaeger or 10 sticks of the Traditional size Landjaeger- chunked.
2. Grab a good-sized mixing bowl and dump in all ingredients then gently blend with your hands or a big spoon until evenly mixed trying your best not to crush the cereal pieces.
3. Eat
PRO TIP: Leave some Landjaeger in whole sticks then poke them into the finished mixed serving dish for those low-carb obsessed folks who insist on digging through the mix and stealing all the Landjaeger Bites out, not calling anyone out here...Robert.