Chile Lime Snack Mix

Chile Lime Snack Mix is a smoky and tangy take on a traditional cereal snack mix. Its the perfect addttion to a mexican food party or just as a snack through the summer with back porch cocktails.

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: bar snacks, chex mix, cinco de mayo, snack mix, snacks with beer, taco night, taco snack mix

Ingredients

4 cups rice Chex cereal
2 cups wheat Chex cereal
3 cups pretzel twists
3 cups honey nut cereal circles
4 large handfuls nacho cheese Bugles
2 cups white cheddar cheez-its or goldfish
3 cups chili cheese Fritos
2 sticks unsalted butter
1 packet guacamole seasoning (double taco if you can't find)
1 packet taco seasoning (or dry ranch mix)
1/2 cup lime juice
2 tablespoons Tajin or Chamoy seasoning

Instructions

Preheat oven to 250.
In a large roasting pan, mix together cereals, pretzels, and Cheese Itz/goldfish.
In a glass measuring cup, melt butter in the microwave.
Add seasonings and lime juice to butter.
Using a fork, stir into butter until mixed and dissolved.
Pour over cereal mix and stir together with a wodden spoon or spatula
Add Bugles and Fritos.
Mix together until everything is coated and combined.
Cook for 1 hour and 40 minutes, stirring from the corners every 20 minutes.
Let cool completely before storing.
Bag individually for treats or store in an airtight container.
Enjoy by the handful!

Notes

If you do not have a guacamole seasoning mix, 1/2 taco packet and 1/2 spicy ranch packet can be substituted. This is such a good treat for teachers, holidays, Superbowl or bar parties.