Buddha Bar Snack Mix

A party just isn’t worth celebrating without a bowl of crunchy chips, nuts or snack mix…a bowl of my Buddha Bar Snack Mix will disappear at your bar fast, so this recipe makes a good amount so you will have plenty plus more for gifts. Party mix has endless combinations; mine combines spices from the Far East, with the familiar cereal squares that makes this snack mix oh so good but with a sophisticated spin. I made this as a party gift for dinner guests that will be attending a party that I’m helping a client with tomorrow night. So next time you entertain, keep in mind that a big bowl of snack mix is always appreciated if not craved by your guests.

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Buddha Bar Snack Mix

This crunchy bar mix takes you on an Asian journey to sublime snacking 

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Asian

Keyword chex mix

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Servings 24

Author www.recipeforaparty.com

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter or Vegan butter
• 1/4 cup teriyaki sauce
• 3 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1 tbsp yellow curry powder
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tbsp Sriracha sauce
• 16 oz bag of sesame sticks (I got them at Trader Joe’s)
• 8 oz bag of Tamari sesame seed rice crackers (I got them at Trader Joe’s)
• 6 cups corn cereal square
• 6 cups rice cereal squares
• 2 cups smoked roasted almonds
• 6 oz small spicy rice crackers called “chili bits”
• 2 cups salted, roasted cashews
• 2 cups dry roasted peanuts
• 2 cups dried wasabi peas

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F

2. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat and add the teriyaki sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, hoisin sauce, garlic powder, salt, curry powder, ginger and Sriracha sauce and whisk until well blended and cook until hot, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes 
3. Combine the sesame sticks, rice crackers, cereal squares, almonds, chili bits rice crackers, cashews, peanuts and peas in a large bowl
4. Pour the liquid ingredients all over the mix and toss well, stirring to make sure everything is coated well
5. Pour the mix into a large parchment lined roasting pan (I used a large aluminum disposable roasting pan)
6. Place in the oven for one hour, stirring every 20 minutes making sure all gets toasted well.

7. Let cool completely and store in an airtight container, makes 23 cups