Scary Barbecue Snack Mix
Makes 8 servings
- Active time: 30 min
Total time: 1 1/2 hr (includes cooling)
This recipe is part of our Gourmet Modern Menu for Halloween: Spooky Snacks. Click here to view the full menu.
Published in Gourmet Live
10.24.12
INGREDIENTS:
- 6 cups popcorn (1 1/2 ounces; see Cooks' Notes)
- 2 cups coarsely broken blue corn tortilla chips (2 3/4 ounces)
- 2 cups Cheddar fish-shaped crackers or other cheese crackers (3 3/4 ounces)
- 2 cups corn nuts (6 1/2 ounces) or smokehouse almonds
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika (sometimes labeled pimentón dulce)
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco (optional)
EQUIPMENT:
- Large (18- by 13-inch) rimmed baking sheet
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Heat oven to 300°F with rack in middle. Grease rimmed baking sheet with oil.
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Combine popcorn, tortilla chips, cheese crackers, and corn nuts in a large bowl.
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Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Remove pan from heat and whisk in barbecue sauce, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, paprika, chili and garlic powders, and Tabasco, if using.
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Drizzle barbecue sauce mixture over snack mix and stir until combined well.
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Evenly spread mixture in baking sheet and bake, stirring and turning mixture over every 10 minutes, for a total of 40 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack (it will crisp as it cools), then break into pieces.
COOKS' NOTES:
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Snack mix keeps in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
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If you want to pop your own popcorn, we recommend using a hot-air popper. To end up with at least 6 cups, use 1/4 cup kernels.
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