Asian-Flavored Snack Mix

Name: Asian-Flavored Snack Mix
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces; 1 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce; 1 1 tablespoon Asian sesame oil; 1 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 8 cups (3 ounces) popped popcorn; 1 6 cups (6 ounces) rice cereal squares; 1 1 (5 ounces) can chow mein noodles; 1 1 (3 oz) package Asian rice cracker snack mix; 1 2 cups salted roasted cashews or dry-roasted peanuts; 1 1 cup wasabi peas or dried peas

From the kitchen of Carly

Buttery popcorn and cereal coated in soy, hoisin, and sesame oil with a kick of ginger and cayenne. Nutty, salty, and just spicy enough. This addictive snack mix disappears fast, so make two batches.

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Servings: 4
Difficulty: medium

Ingredients

4 servings

11 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces
12 tablespoons sugar
12 tablespoons soy sauce
12 tablespoons hoisin sauce
11 tablespoon Asian sesame oil
13/4 teaspoon garlic powder
13/4 teaspoon ground ginger
13/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
18 cups (3 ounces) popped popcorn
16 cups (6 ounces) rice cereal squares
11 (5 ounces) can chow mein noodles
11 (3 oz) package Asian rice cracker snack mix
12 cups salted roasted cashews or dry-roasted peanuts
11 cup wasabi peas or dried peas

Instructions

Preheat oven to 250°F with racks in upper and lower thirds.
Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat and whisk in sugar, soy, hoisin, sesame oil, garlic powder, ginger and cayenne. Remove from heat.
Combine popcorn, rice cereal, chow mein noodles, Asian snack mix, cashews and wasabi peas in a very large bowl. Drizzle with butter mixture and toss well to coat. Spread evenly in 2 large (18- by 13-inch) rimmed sheet pans.
Bake, stirring every 15 minutes, a total of 1 hour.
Cool completely in pans on racks.