SWEET AND SPICY NUT AND PRETZEL MIX Cajun Seasoning
Serves 8
3 tablespoons brown sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon Cajun Seasoning
½ cup pecans
½ cup blanched almonds
1½ tablespoons butter
3 cups tiny pretzels
1 cup crispy rice cereal
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1. Preheat oven to 350 ˚F.
2. Combine brown sugar with cinnamon and Cajun Seasoning in a small bowl.
3. Combine pecans and almonds on a jelly roll pan. Bake for 10 minutes or until the nuts begin to brown. Combine the pecan mixture and butter in a medium bowl, stirring until butter melts. Gently stir in pretzels, cereal, and syrup. Sprinkle the sugar mixture evenly over pretzel mixture; toss gently to coat. Spread pretzel mixture in a single layer on jelly roll pan. Bake 350˚F for 10 minutes, stirring once. Cool completely.