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Spicy Cheese Cracker Snack Mix is a homemade treat that’s perfect for parties, game day, or movie night! It’s crunchy, salty, cheesy, and full of flavor with a kick of heat. It’s so much better than store-bought and super easy to make.
I’m a sucker for a good snack mix. Every fall I come up with some new combinations of ingredients and flavors to make a treat that Mr. SS and I can munch on while we watch a little tv or while he watches his favorite team play.
My successes include Sweet & Nutty Snack Mix, Crock Pot Zesty Snack Crackers, and Buffalo Wing Snack Mix. and all of them are super good. This year, I’ve kicked things into high gear and combined garlic, onion, chives, dill, and cayenne pepper with melted butter for an incredible mix of flavors!
With the seasoning checked off the list, it was time to bring in the crunch factor. For the best mix of texture, I mixed cheese crackers, cheddar fish crackers, Fritos, and pretzels for a crunchy explosion in every bite. All of these goodies are baked in seasoned butter along with a splash of Worcestershire Sauce for an extra bit of wow.
Now, this is a snack mix that’s sure to be a favorite whenever it’s shared!
Ingredients For Spicy Cheese Cracker Snack Mix
- Square Cheese Crackers (Cheez-Its)
- Goldfish Cheddar Crackers
- Fritos
- Mini Pretzels
- Butter
- Worcestershire Sauce
- Dried Chives
- Dried Parsley
- Dried Dill
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Salt
- Cayenne Pepper
Spicy Cheese Cracker Snack Mix is great served as an appetizer with drinks. I like to serve it with Bourdon Basil Lemon or Spiced Pear Moscow Mules.
It’s also ideal to take on road trips since it keeps well stored in zip-top bags or small plastic containers.
Spicy Cheese Cracker Snack Mix Additions
This snack mix is amazing just like it is but feel free to change it up a bit.
- Peanuts or your favorite nut
- Wasabi Peas
- Chex Cereal
- Bugles
How Do You Store This Snack Mix?
To keep this mix fresh and crunchy, store it in a zip-top bag or a container with a lid at room temperature.
More Easy Snack Recipes You’ll Love…
- Crock Pot Hawaiian Meatballs
- Air Fryer Chicken Wings
- Crock Pot Spinach Artichoke Dip
- No-Bake Ranch Fire Crackers
- Perfectly Popped Stove Top Popcorn
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 cups square cheese crackers
- 4 cups Goldfish Cheddar crackers
- 4 cups Fritos
- 3 cups mini pretzels
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) melted butter
- 1 tablespoon Worchestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried dill
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon dried chives
- ½ to ¾ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Heat oven to 300 degrees. Line 2 baking pans with parchment and set aside.
- To a small bowl, add melted butter, Worcestershire sauce, dill, garlic powder, onion powder, dried chives, salt, and cayenne pepper. Mix to combine.
- Add cheese crackers, Goldfish crackers, Fritos, and pretzels to a large bowl. Pour seasoned butter over crackers and toss to combine. Divide seasoned cracker mix between 2 prepared baking pans and place in oven. Bake for 10 minutes then toss mixture. Cook an additional 10 minutes then toss a second time. Continue baking for 10 minutes.
- Remove pans from the oven and let cool 5 minutes. Serve immediately.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
Nutrition
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My family has a new favorite snack mix or ” trash” as we call. I am allergic to peanuts and have a son sensitive to tree nuts so this recipe is perfect.
Awesome! Thanks for the terrific rating.
~Donya
Sorry, but I’m totally confused by the “tossing” part of this recipe. You wrote, “Bake for 10 minutes then toss mixture.” Are you saying to set aside some of the seasoning and after we bake for 10 minutes re-toss it in the seasoning? Then you continue to write, “Cook an additional 10 minutes then toss a second time.” So again, are we to toss it in some of the mixture? I ask this because if you’re saying to just scoop up everything we just let bake for 10 minutes and toss it in a separate dry bowl, it seems like all the seasoning that we just baked will come off. Sorry, but I’m confused! Please clarify!
Tossing means toss/stir together, or mix, the dry ingredients with the seasoning mix. The seasoning does not “come off” it bakes in; that’s why you TOSS and BAKE.
Happy New Year,
~Donya
Thanks for the new recipe! Sounds Yummy. The pictures are so beautiful that they make me wish I could reach right through the screen for a sample! Will be making this recipe for sure.
Thank you, Rebecca! You’ve made my day.
I think you are really going to love this snack mix. Enjoy.
Have a great evening,
~Donya