Almost-Ramen Snack Mix
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Pavilions, Vons, and Albertsons. All opinions are 100% my own.
To close out my partnership with Pavilions, Albertsons, and Vons, I couldn’t think of anything more perfect for this time of the year than an Almost-Ramen Snack Mix. It’s almost-ramen because it’s got all those yummy ramen flavor notes, without the actual packet of ramen seasoning. Instead this mix utilizes your spice cabinet and is customizable, so I encourage you to play with the ratios to find that perfectly “you” blend. What you need to know about this snack mix is that it is ridiculously tasty and I find myself craving it at all hours of the day. To prevent myself from eating all of it, I make sure to portion out a few jars for gifting to friends and neighbors (holiday gifting at its finest!).
Things you’ll need: cereal! Nuts! Pretzels! Goldfish! French fried onions! Yes, you read that last bit right. Fried onions ftw. I always grab a couple cans of them in my Pavilions order during this time because they add such a fun pop of flavor and texture to so many dishes like ramen and even almost-ramen snack mix! I’d imagine we are all in the same boat and are learning where we can one stop grocery order online and I am so happy to say that I was able to order everything I needed for this recipe from Pavilions.com. From a tub of Signature SELECT™ Pretzel O rings to my cans of O OrganicsÒ French Fried Onions, everything was found from one store, which felt like a huge win in my book. And bonus point for coupons being easy to “clip” online via Pavilions’ website. Savings and convenience! Cheers to the end of this year. Sending you all so much aloha and happy snacking.
I shopped at Albertsons, Vons And Pavilions in my local area, but you can also find quality O Organics® ingredients at the Albertsons Companies family of stores, including Safeway, ACME Markets, Jewel-Osco, Randalls, Shaw’s Supermarket, Star Market, Tom Thumb.
Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions also offer Grocery Delivery and DriveUp & Go™ for convenient ways to shop!
Almost-Ramen Snack Mix
Serves 8-10
INGREDIENTS
3 cups rice cereal
3 cups corn cereal
1 cup sweet cereal (of choice)
1 cup O Organics Nut Trio
1 cup Signature Select pretzel O rings
1 cup cheddar crackers
1 cup O Organics French Fried Onions
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
4 tablespoons neutral oil (like grapeseed oil)
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon Sriracha
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon monosodium glutamate (optional)
¼ teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon freeze dried chives
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
FIX
Preheat the oven to 220°F.
In a large bowl, mix the rice cereal, corn cereal, sweet cereal, nuts, pretzels, cheddar crackers, and fried onions together. In another bowl, preferably with a spout, whisk together the butter, oil, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, Sriracha, honey, salt, sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, ground ginger, monosodium glutamate (if using), ground coriander, freeze dried chives, cayenne pepper, and ground black pepper. Pour over the snack mix and gently toss to evenly coat. Spread the mixture evenly on a half sheet pan.
Bake for 1 hour, gently tossing and turning every 15-20 minutes. Let it cool for 20 to 30 minutes on the pan or until cool. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
This post is sponsored by Pavilions, Albertsons, and Vons. As always, I am so happy to be partnering with companies that stock products I love and trust and you can find theirs at pavilions.com!