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You can count on snack mix to be the first thing to disappear at a party. Salty, cheesy, crunchy (and with an optional kick of heat)—this addicting combo is a flavor-packed blend of popcorn, tortilla chips, and corn nuts gently scented with tangy barbecue sauce and Spanish smoked paprika. It's the perfect savory balance to an evening's worth of Halloween sweets.

Editor's Note:This recipe is part ofGourmet'sModern Menu for Halloween: Spooky Snacks. Menu also includesMozzarella and Roasted Red Pepper Boo-schettaandChocolate-Covered Pumpkin Cheesecake Pops.

Ingredients

Makes 8 servings

6 cups popcorn (1 1/2 ounces; see Cooks' notes)

2 cups coarsely broken blue corn tortilla chips (2 3/4 ounces)

2 cups Cheddar fish-shaped crackers or other cheese crackers (3 3/4 ounces)

2 cups corn nuts (6 1/2 ounces) or smokehouse almonds

1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter

1/2 cup barbecue sauce

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

2 tablespoons sugar

2 teaspoons smoked paprika (sometimes labeled pimentón dulce)

2 teaspoons chili powder

2 teaspoons garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon Tabasco (optional)

Special Equipment

Large (18- by 13-inch) rimmed baking sheet

Step 1
Heat oven to 300°F with rack in middle. Grease rimmed baking sheet with oil.
Step 2
Combine popcorn, tortilla chips, cheese crackers, and corn nuts in a large bowl.
Step 3
Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Remove pan from heat and whisk in barbecue sauce, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, paprika, chili and garlic powders, and Tabasco, if using.
Step 4
Drizzle barbecue sauce mixture over snack mix and stir until combined well.
Step 5
Evenly spread mixture in baking sheet and bake, stirring and turning mixture over every 10 minutes, for a total of 40 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack (it will crisp as it cools), then break into pieces.

Cooks' notes:

•Snack mix keeps in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
•If you want to pop your own popcorn, we recommend using a hot-air popper. To end up with at least 6 cups, use 1/4 cup kernels.

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Reviews (3)

Nice flavor for a snack mix, but the ratio is off. I used less sauce and it still completely coated everything, and melted the popcorn a bit. It's also not spicy as written, so I added a bunch of cayenne pepper. Next time I'll use less sauce to give a lighter coating to the mix. It did not need 40 minutes in the oven; after 20 minutes, the cheddar crackers (I didn't use Goldfish) were very dark so I took the whole thing out and it was fine. It crisped up nicely in a few minutes out of the oven.
- birgitlh
- Philadelphia, PA
- 10/28/2018
It does come out crunchy, but the because the nuts and chips are already flavored, adding the paprika and BBQ sauce doesn't have much of an impact. Definitely not worth the calories from the extra stick of butter.
- nj_cook
- NJ
- 3/6/2017
This was delicious! I was a bit skeptical about mixing popcorn and chips with BBQ sauce, but it baked up nicely and was quickly consumed. I used gluten free cheese crackers, but that was the only substitution.
- sjones4420
- Keedysville, MD
- 11/19/2015