Reduced Fat Party Mix Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cereals, peanuts and pretzels. In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; pour over cereal mixture and toss to coat., Transfer to two 15x10x1-in. baking pans coated with cooking spray. Bake at 250° for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool completely in pans on wire racks. Store in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 250°F.
• Melt margarine in large roasting pan in oven.
• Stir in seasonings.
• Gradually stir in remaining ingredients until evenly coated.
• Bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Spread on paper towels to cool.
• Store in airtight container.
• Microwave Directions:.
• Melt margarine in large, microwavable bowl, uncovered, on high.
• Stir in seasonings.
• Gradually stir in remaining ingredients until evenly coated.
• Microwave uncovered on high for 5 minutes, thoroughly stirring every 2 minutes.
• Spread on paper towels to cool.
• Store in airtight container.
• Time is approximate, since microwaves vary.

Steps:

• In large pan, mix the wheat chex, corn chex, cheerios, and pretzels. Set aside.
• In another bowl, beat your egg whites til foamy. Then add Worcestershire sauce and season salt. Mix well.
• Pour egg white mixture over cereal mixture. Stir well.
• Then lightly spray the cereal mixture with BUTTER FLAVORED NON-STICK COOKING SPRAY, stirring well.
• Place on cookie sheet and put in warm oven (250°F) for 1 1/2 hours
• Stir every 30 minutes.
• When done, take out and spread on paper towels. Sprinkle lightly with garlic salt.
• Store in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Arrange racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven and heat to 250 degrees. Line two sheet pans with parchment paper.
• Combine cereal, nuts, pretzels and add-ins in a very large bowl. In a medium, microwave-safe bowl, melt butter in the microwave in 20-second increments, about 1 minute. (You can also do this in a small saucepan over low heat on the stovetop.) Add Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt and pepper. Stir until well mixed.
• Add half of the melted butter mixture to the cereal mixture. Gently and thoroughly fold to combine. Add the rest of the melted butter mixture and stir until evenly coated. Taste and adjust seasonings.
• Divide the mixture evenly across the prepared pans. Bake, stirring and switching racks every 15 minutes, until crisp and slightly darkened in color, about 1 hour. Cool completely on the pans on wire racks before serving (if you can wait that long). Store in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks.

Steps:

• In large microwavable bowl, mix cereals, nuts, pretzels and bagel chips; set aside. In small microwavable bowl, microwave butter uncovered on High about 40 seconds or until melted. Stir in seasonings. Pour over cereal mixture; stir until evenly coated.
• Microwave uncovered on High 5 to 6 minutes, thoroughly stirring every 2 minutes. Spread on paper towels to cool. Store in airtight container.