Name: Fisherman's Friend Party Mix
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Ingredients: 5 cups Corn Chex or Rice Chex cereal; 2 cups oyster crackers; 1 cup Pepperidge Farm Cheddar Goldfish; 1 cup Pepperidge Farm Pretzel Goldfish; 1 cup Melba toast rounds; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter , melted; 2 tablespoons hot sauce; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning

Why This Recipe Works

Crunchy, salty, and borderline addictive, homemade party snack mix is guaranteed to disappear quickly at any gathering. But after making a back-of-the-box party mix recipe, we felt there was room for improvement. For our improved Fisherman’s Friend Party Mix recipe, tasters preferred the nutty sweetness of melted butter to margarine and olive oil, both of which left a greasy finish. The flavor of Worcestershire sauce was too domineering in our recipe. Hot sauce was more successful. Old Bay seasoning held its flavor through baking (unlike more subtle spices like paprika and onion powder, whose flavor faded).

Before You Begin

We developed this recipe with Frank's RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Hot Sauce. If using a spicier brand, you might not need as much.

Instructions

Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 250 degrees. Combine cereal, oyster crackers, Goldfish, and Melba toast in large bowl. Whisk butter, hot sauce, and lemon juice in small bowl, then drizzle over cereal mixture. Sprinkle evenly with Old Bay and toss until well combined.

Spread mixture over rimmed baking sheet and bake, stirring every 15 minutes, until golden and crisp, about 45 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Serve. (Mix can be stored in airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.)