Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 1.5 hours

Level of Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 20

KITCHEN TOOLS:

• Measuring  spoons
• Wooden spoon
• Mixing bowl
• Large roasting pan or rimmed cookie sheet
• Aluminum foil (optional)

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 package Cheerios
• 2 packages Rice Chex
• 1 box “Slim Jim” stick pretzels
• 3/4 pound butter (3 sticks)
• 1 tablespoon garlic salt
• 1 tablespoon celery salt
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• Any kind of salted nuts (such as peanuts) (approximately 3 cups)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Gather kitchen tools and ingredients. Preheat oven to  250°. Break the pretzels in half. Using the microwave, melt the butter in a mixing bowl. Watch the butter carefully in the microwave as it can pop and make a mess!
2. Pour the Cheerios and Rice Chex into a large roaster pan or rimmed cookie sheet and add the broken pretzels. Sprinkle with salt and garlic salt.
3. Add the red pepper and Worcestershire sauce to the melted butter and mix.
4. Pour the butter, red pepper, and Worcestershire sauce mixture over the cereals and pretzels.
5. Cover the roasting pan (or use aluminum foil to cover if using a rimmed cookie sheet or if you do not have a lid) and bake at 250° for one hour, stirring every 20 minutes. Remove cover and bake for 30 minutes longer.
6. Mix in any kind of salted nuts.
7. Cool and store in an airtight container until ready to serve!

Photography by Lauren De Witt