Thursday, February 16, 2017

How To Make Slow-Cooker Chex Party Mix — Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn

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Snack mix, or party mix, is a staple of celebration at our house: kids’ birthday parties, our Christmas Eve Risk marathon, and that particular big game that happens once a year. Big batches of this salty, savory snack are required to fill party bowls and kids’ cups, but that means I need my oven or microwave running for several hours to get all my snack mix dry, so I rely on a slow cooker to get a big batch of snack mix ready for celebrations.

When I started making snack mix in the slow cooker, I made a few changes to the recipe as well. In this version, expect extra-bold flavor. We’re upping the butter and the spices to make not only the smartest, most hands-off recipe for making a snack mix for a crowd, but also the tastiest.

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