Originally published in the Today’s Parent January 2015 issue, this recipe has a triple-tested guarantee from the Chatelaine Kitchen powered by GE.
Kettle Corn Snack Mix
By Chatelaine95
PREP TIME
10 min
TOTAL TIME
10 min
Makes
10 cups

Sweet meets salty in this delicious and easy-to-prep snack.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup popcorn kernels
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup pretzel sticks , broken in half
- 1 cup Shreddies cereal
- 1 cup dried cherries
- 1 cup peanuts , or sliced almond
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Combine oil with 3 popcorn kernels in a large, wide pot over medium heat. When the kernels pop, add remaining kernels and carefully sprinkle very evenly with sugar. Cover with a lid and cook, picking up pot to shake every few seconds, until the popping slows down, 2 to 3 min. Immediately pour popcorn into a large bowl and stir in pretzels, Shreddies, cherries, peanuts and salt.
Nutrition (per 1/2 cup serving)
- Calories
- 138,
- Protein
- 3 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 18 g,
- Fat
- 7 g,
- Fibre
- 2 g,
- Sodium
- 145 mg.
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