Nuts and Bolts – a common type of party mix – started off as a simple recipe from the back of a cereal box in the 1950s. Over time, variations on it have appeared in countless recipe books while being tweaked and passed between friends. Our version of this staple forgoes the cheese crackers, which can become soggy during the roasting process, in favour of more crunchy cereal goodness.
SERVES
20
PREP TIME
10 mins
TOTAL TIME
100 mins
INGREDIENTS
- 1 lb butter
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 1/2 tsp celery salt
- 1 1/2 tsp onion salt
- 5 cups ‘Cheerios’ cereal
- 5 cups ‘Shreddies’ cereal
- 6 cups ‘Crispix’ cereal
- 2 cups peanuts or mixed nuts
- 1 bag of pretzels
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 250˚F.
- Put the pound of butter into a roasting pan and place into the preheated oven so that the butter can melt.
- Once the oven is heated, and the butter is fully melted, remove from the oven and pour your spices into the butter, stirring until incorporated.
- Next, add all your remaining ingredients into the roaster. Stir to evenly coat with butter and spice mixture before returning to the oven.
- Bake for one and a half hours, stirring every 15 minutes to ensure nothing burns and until everything is toasted through.
- Remove and allow to cool.
- Enjoy with friends!
