Sweet ‘n’ Salty Nuts ‘n’ Bolts

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These Sweet ‘n’ Salty Nuts ‘n’ Bolts are instantly loved by anyone who tries them. They are crunchy and caramelized from the honey. And oh so perfectly sweet and salty. I can’t (and will not) stop eating them. 

Crunchy things.

This recipe, like many of mine, is pretty customizable. If you want to swap out one or more of the ingredients out for something else or double up on an existing ingredient, go for it! I personally love using the Joe’s Tasty Travels snacks you get at Walmart. I usually add a bag of their flax seed corn chips to this mix. 

P.S. one batch of this mix makes a massive amount, about 3 or so gallon pails. Don’t worry – I’ve never found it to be a problem. Everyone loves to receive it as a gift. It’s so addictive, it’ll be gone before you know it.

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Sweet ‘n’ Salty Nuts ‘n’ Bolts

These Sweet 'n' Salty Nuts 'n' Bolts are instantly loved by anyone who tries them. They are crunchy and caramelized from the honey. And oh so perfectly sweet and salty. I can’t (and will not) stop eating them. 

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time1 hour hr

Total Time1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Course: Christmas, Gift, Holiday, Snack, Treat

Cuisine: Canadian

Keyword: bits and bites, cheerios, chex, chex mix, christmas, christmas mix, corn chips, corn nuts, holiday, Honey, honey nut, mix, nuts and bolts, peanuts, pretzels, snack mix

Servings: 24

Ingredients

• 1 box honey nut cheerio cereal
• 1 box honey nut chex cereal
• 1 bag pretzels
• 1 bag regular corn chips
• 1 (450-ish gram) bag  peanuts, honey roasted, praline or a similar flavour
• 1 (200-ish gram) bag wasabi peas
• 1 (350-ish gram) bag toasted corn nuts
• 1½ cups butter melted
• ½ cup honey
• 1 tbsp sea salt

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 325F.
• Line 3-4 baking trays with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats.
• In a very large bowl (or some sort of large vessel – I use my water bath canner) combine the cereals, pretzels, corn chips, peanuts, wasabi peas and corn nuts.
• In a large measuring cup or a bowl, combine the melted butter, honey and sea salt. Whisk thoroughly and immediately pour over the nuts ’n’ bolts mix.
• Toss to combine using a long wooden spoon, or your hands, or a tossing motion with the bowl. Everything should be evenly coated.
• Pour the mixture out onto the baking trays in even layers.
• Bake for 1 hour – tossing the mixture every 20 minutes.
• Let cool completely before snacking.