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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

SundaySupper Trick or Treat Halloween Party Featuring Spooky Good Popcorn Snack Mix

This week, #SundaySupper is celebrating Halloween with a foodtastic virtual Trick-or-Treat Party featuring all sorts of fun goodies -- some spooky, some fun! My contribution to the party is a sweet and crunchy snack mix that makes enough to feed a crowd. It can also be bagged up in small portions and given out when trick-or-treaters ring your doorbell Wednesday night. 

I really like mixes like this, because theyre yummy and so versatile. Sub in your favorite Halloween-colored candy...this time, I opted to add Reeses Pieces and jujube candy corn, along with a drizzle of orange-tinted white chocolate and dark chocolate. The main thing is to have fun and let your imagination run wild. Easy to make, yummy to eat, and colorful? Thats a winning trifecta to me, people!

Spooky Good Popcorn Snack Mix
adapted from Chex

Step 1: Add 4.5 cups Corn Chex and 4.5 cups popped popcorn to the largest mixing bowl you have. Set aside while you make the caramel sauce. Add the following ingredients to a 4-cup measuring cup: 1 stick butter, 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar, and 1/4 cup light corn syrup. Microwave for 2 minutes. Stir well to combine, then add 1/4 tsp. baking soda. This will make the caramel foam up, so dont panic!


Step 2: Pour the caramel over the popcorn-Chex in the bowl. Stir carefully to evenly coat with the caramel mixture. Microwave for 5 minutes, stopping to stir at least twice during that time to completely cover the popcorn-Chex with caramel. Evenly spread the coated mixture onto a large rimmed baking pan topped with parchment or foil.


Step 3: Before the caramel sets, sprinkle Reeses Pieces and jujube candy corn (or regular candy corn) on top of the mix. Drizzle with orange-tinted white chocolate and dark chocolate. Put in the fridge to set...or if its cool out like it is in Texas today, set it outside for a few minutes to let the chocolate harden. 


Step 4: Break the snack mix into bite-size pieces. To serve right away, place the mix in a fun Halloween bowl. If youre not serving it right away, store in an air-tight container so the mix stays crunchy and fresh. This makes about 10 cups of snack mix, but the recipe is easily halved or doubled to adjust to the size of your needs. 


This snack mix is quite sweet, but isnt that what Halloween is all about? The peanut butter punch from the Reeses Pieces is really nice and pairs well with the caramel coating and the chocolate drizzle. This is a treat that kids of all ages will enjoy, so get ready for some compliments when you put a bowl of snack mix out! 

Make sure to join us at 600 CST for our #SundaySupper Twitter chat...well be sharing lots of tips for making some spooky, fun Halloween treats In the meantime, make sure to go visit my fellow #SundaySupper food bloggers. Theyre sharing some amazing Halloween goodies today...from sweet to savory!

 Bewitching Brews
  • Shrunken Heads in Cider - Girlichef
  • Candy Corn Martini - The Messy Baker Blog
  • Trick-or-Treat Wine Pairings for Halloween - ENOFYLZ

Ghoulish Gruel: 

  • Steak Bites with Bloody Mary Dipping Sauce - I Run for Wine
  • Eggs in Purgatory - My Catholic Kitchen
  • Mini Jack-o-Lantern Sloppy Joe Pies - Small Wallet Big Appetite
  • Baked Mummy Cheese Dogs - In the Kitchen with KP
  • Meat Head - Ruffles & Truffles 
  • Goblin Eggs - Bobbis Kozy Kitchen
  • Mummy Hot Dogs - Damn Delicious
  • Spooky Kid Pizzas - Sustainable Dad
  • Pumpkin Chili, Pumpkin Dip, & Wicken Witchs Brew - Daddy Knows Less
  • Monster Mash - Cindys Recipes & Writings
  • Sloppy Worm Sandwiches - La Cocina de Leslie 

Haunted Snacks: 
  • Gory Green Monster Eyeball Dip - Shockingly Delicious
  • Marinated Mozzarella Eyeballs - Comfy Cuisine
  • Deviled Eyes - Mangiamo! 
  • Eyeball Pinwheels - Home Cooking Memories 

Spooky Sweets: 

  • Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Biscoff Cream - The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
  • Spooky Ogre Eye Cookies - The Realistic Nutritionist
  • Jack O Lantern Cookies - Magnolia Days
  • Spooky Good Popcorn Snack Mix - The Weekend Gourment
  • White Chocolate & Coconut Dipped Strawberry Ghosts - Sues Nutrition Buzz
  • Monster Bites - Cravings of a Lunatic
  • Vegan Halloween Sugar Cookies - Hezzi-Ds Books & Cooks
  • Monster Cookies - Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
  • Tunnel of Doom Cake - That Skinny Chick Can Bake
  • Candy-Stuffed Rice Crispy Treat Pumpkins - Chocolate Moosey 
  • Crispy Graham Bones - The Meltaways
  • Dulce de Leche Bat Cookies - Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends
  • Witchs Fingers - Noshing with The Nolands
  • Sweet Intestines with Broken Glass - The Little Ferraro Kitchen 
  • Graveyard Brownies - The Wimpy Vegetarian 
  • Boo Candy Corn & Chocolate Chip Cookies - Hip Foodie Mom
  • Bleeding Devil Cakes - Mommas Meals
  • Pumpkin Halloween Munch - Big Bears Wife
  • Halloween Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Cake Pops - Juanitas Cocina
  • Jack-O-Lantern Carrot Cake - Galactosemia in PDX
  • Ghostly Chocolate Orange Tarts - Happy Baking Days
  • The Wicken Bao - The Urban Mrs 
  • Messy Monster Cookies - MarocMama
  • Bewitchingly Delicious Butterscotch Broomstick Cake Pops - Mama.Mommy.Mom.
  • Halloween Popcorn Cake - Pippis in the Kitchen Again
  • Witches Morning Gruel - In the Kitchen with Audrey
  • White Chocolate & Dulce de Leche Ghosts - Vintage Kitchen Notes 
  • Peanut Butter Candy Bar Cookies - The Cookie A Day Challenge
  • Monster Cookie Revel Bars - Baker Street 
  • Halloween Cereal Bars - Basic N Delicious
  • Ossi di Morti (Bones of the Dead Cookies) - Webicurean
  • Pumpkin Pie Pinwheels - Midlife Road Trip
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