Spooky Snack Mix

The mood is set; the scary movie is ready on the TV, everyone is sitting around, curled up, and feeling cozy, and the table is covered in lots of good snacks.

Halloween is one of the perfect times to enjoy lots of tasty snacks with people around you, such as family and friends. I love to use lots of time with my family and my friends, and this time of year just makes it all a bit more fun.

We all know the travel snack mix, but what about the spooky snack mix? Well, this is one of the best ways to combine sweet and salty for the spooky season. It’s super easy and simple.

Here is what I put in mine and a delicious recipe on homemade caramel popcorn (since they are the base of this mix).

You will need:

  • Caramel Popcorn.
  • Bugles.
  • M&M’s.
  • small sized candy: candy corn, mini marshmallows, gummies, and what else you like.
  • Tiny pretzels.

These are things I use, but what you put in is up to you. So now that we got the basic idea of what is going into the mix, here is an amazing recipe on homemade caramel popcorn.

Ingredients:

  • 1 bag of popcorn.
  • 170 g of sugar.
  • 80 g of butter (salted).
  • 2 tbsp of honey/syrup.
  • 2 tbsp whipping cream/heavy cream (depending on what you personally prefer).

Grab two spoons and put in a glass with sunflower oil (this will make sure the caramel doesn’t stick to the spoons). Put a baking sheet (paper) on the table (this is where you will leave the popcorn to cool) and grab a big glass bowl for the popcorn. Make sure to remove all the unpopped corns from the bowl before mixing. In a saucepan mix sugar, butter, honey/syrup, and cream. Make sure to either pop the popcorn before making the caramel or have someone help you (it is more fun being two). Heat on medium heat until the sugar is melted. bring the mixture to a boil and keep it boiling for 5 minutes. It should be a bit darker and slightly elastic. Pour the caramel over the popcorn and mix them around with the spoons (please be careful not to touch the caramel with your fingers) and then pour onto the baking sheet. Make it as flat as possible so it cools faster and can be pulled apart.

Now all you have to do is mix all the other things in a big bowl with all this goodness. A good idea could be melting some marshmallows and use as glue so everything sticks together, but that is up to you. Other than that, please stay safe and enjoy the little moments in life. Kisses.