Upgrade the old-school party staple with this colorful 2011 mix. It can be made up to 1 week ahead.
Ingredients
Makes 12 cups
Step 1
Preheat oven to 250°F. Combine the first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Set aside.
Step 2
Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Add garlic and gently cook to infuse butter, about 5 minutes. Strain into a small bowl, pressing to extract garlic juices; discard garlic. Stir in Worcestershire, Dijon mustard, mustard powder, salt, paprika, and pepper. Pour over mixture in bowl and gently toss to coat.
Step 3
Divide mixture between 2 baking sheets and spread in an even layer. Bake, stirring every 15 minutes, until dry and toasted, about 1 hour. Sprinkle mixture with a few pinches of paprika. Toss and let cool completely on baking sheets (party mix will become crispy as it cools).
Step 4
Transfer party mix to a large bowl. Add Terra Stix and toss to mix well. DO AHEAD:Can be made 1 week ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
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Reviews (17)
Back to TopThis was a big hit at a family party. I couldn't find the peas without wasabi, so I substituted toasted, lightly salted edamame. Yum! Had to order terra stix from amazon.com, but they are delicious on their own, so ordering bulk was not a big deal.
careybrunk
St. Louis, MO
11/9/2013
Very blah. I never found Terra Stix either, but doubt they could have saved this recipe. We will not be making this one again.
Anonymous
Los Angeles
4/6/2013
I like most of the other reviews couldn't find either the peas or the terra sticks, I used veggie straws from whole foods crushed a bit. I like it but next time I'm going to increase the quantity of the sauce, because it didn't seem like enough. I also didn't use garlic but garlic powder because I forgot I didn't have any garlic. Seemed to work just fine.
wrenjen523
2/3/2013
Made a GF version last year for gifts. I modified it, as I had difficulty locating some of the ingredients. I gave up trying to find the Terra stix and just got Terra Sweet Potato and Beet chips (which I love for the color it adds!). Used Glutino pretzel rounds, ditched the peas altogether, and replaced Bugles with 2 c. each Rice and Corn Chex. I used the regular Chex Mix "sauce" but added garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, paprika and the dijon (omitted the mustard powder). My GF friends all loved it, and I do like the upgrade from usual Chex Mix. PS used salted, roasted peanuts.
Anonymous
Laguna Beach, Ca.
12/2/2012
It was pretty good but next time I'd lay off the garlic.
Anonymous
1/15/2012
Tasty, especially the bugles and pretzels, but I think the pepitas and peas might be too small for this assortment. We had kids like the mix. Would make again with some different ingredients.
percyalex
Wis
1/2/2012
I liked this. I made 2 batches--gave the first away and served the second before Christmas dinner. The frustrating thing was finding ingredients. Terra chips from whole foods, roasted peas from the asian grocery store (only wasabi peas at whole foods), bugles and pretzels from the grocery store. Its definitely a step up from chef mix. I added extra paprika and salt to the baked mix. I considered adding cayenne pepper but haven't yet. Its a keeper for me.
geauxtigers318
ann arbor, mi
1/1/2012
Agreed with BoredMom on all counts -- this doesn't even rate one fork. In a word - UGH! Stop trying to improve on the classic, some things ought not to be messed with. Party Mix is one of them.
ataecker
Midwest
12/31/2011
I agree that this was a bit of a wild goose chase to find the ingredients. That being said, it is easy to leave out what you can't find. For me it was the peas, which I don't like anyway. I made this gluten free, using Glutino GF pretzels. They are delicious. I also threw in some corn nuts. Other than that, I really liked it and it was munched on all weekend.
3inthefamily
CT
12/27/2011
In agreement with boredmom on all counts! We'll be back to the gold standard for party mix next year. I never found the sesame pretzels so substituted sesame sticks from the bulk conatiners of such things found in most stores along with some holiday shaped pretzls. The only thing I may retain are the Terra Sticks- they did add a nice splash of color. Peas did add nice color too but are like rocks. My son spiced up our second batch a bit (had to use all those extra ingredients on hand and it was a definite improvement (Tabasco, more English mustard and Worchestershire)
Einer2
Hilliard, Ohio
12/26/2011
This is such a refreshing change from the standard "Chex Party Mix" I doubled it so I could make gift bags. Could not find terra stix so I used 2 bags of the Mediterranean Terra Chips (crushed slightly). After baking I added 4 cups of mixed nuts and this made it! Better after it sits a few days.
gpward
Myrtle Beach, SC
12/24/2011
This should be called Wild Goose Chase snack mix. I finally found the terra stix, Bugles (dollar aisle at Target), never found whole wheat sesame pretzel rounds, and could only find fried green peas, which had the texture of marbles. After shopping at about 8 different stores to get ingredients, all I can say is SAVE YOURSELF A LOT OF TROUBLE AND MAKE YOURSELF SOME CHEX MIX. This was SO not worth the effort, completely unremarkable. Not sure what they were smoking in the test kitchen the day they came up with this disaster.
Boredmom
Houston, TX
12/22/2011
Ok so I've been the 4 stores and found Terre Stix(Whole Foods), roasted peas (local store called Andersons), so far no luck on the pretzels!!! Any idea what brand/manufacturer???
Einer2
Hilliard, Ohio
12/22/2011
i was thrilled to see an alternative to the usual chex mix and the ingredients were a perfect blend of textures, colors and tastes. it was a huge hit at the party i attended and made my kitchen smell great - i'll make this again....
nbliberman
boston, ma
12/18/2011
What in the hell has happened to epicurious? Came here this evening hoping to find the holiday recipe inspiration I once did and this BA Party Mix crap is what I find. What a disappointment.
dimalynn
12/17/2011
