This Caramel Honeycomb Snack Mix is a tasty snack with the perfect combination of sweet and salty. Kids and adults will both love this sweet treat. It is kind of like caramel Chex mix, only with Honeycomb cereal!
Why You Will Love Caramel Honeycomb Snack Mix
- This is a fun snack mix for parties!
- It is just different enough from Chex Mix to be unique and creative, but not different that it won’t be wildly popular.
- Popcorn and caramel are always a hit.
- This party mix makes a great gift to give when you want to make something homemade for the holidays.
Key Ingredients
Honeycomb cereal is the key ingredient, and it has been a family favorite for years. In fact Post Honeycomb cereal is over 50 years old, and it is good both in the bowl for breakfast or used in a recipe.
I combined the Honeycomb cereal with:
- popcorn
- pretzels
- pecans
Reader Review
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This is the most amazing snack mix ever! I make about 3 batches at a time. My favorite is that even thought it is caramel, it is not sticky. The baking soda does some amazing chemistry! Everyone who eats it wants the recipe!!
— Brenda
Step by Step Instructions
1. Mix the Ingredients
Combine the Honeycomb cereal with some broken pretzels, popcorn and cashews. Stir everything together in a big bowl.
2. Make Caramel Sauce
To make the caramel sauce combine the butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, water and salt in a sauce pan. Bring it to a boil and boil, while stirring, it for 5 minutes.
Take the sugary syrup off the heat and stir in the baking soda and vanilla. Stir until everything is smooth.
3. Coat the Snack Mix
Pour the caramel over the ingredients in the bowl. Stir to mix and coat everything with caramel.
Take a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Spread the mixture out on the baking sheet.
Bake the snack mix for about an hour, stirring every 20 minutes to make sure the caramel coats everything evenly.
How to Serve
Let the mixture cool and put it into decorative bags if giving as a gift, or in a big snack bowl for sharing. For a less sweet snack mix, try this homemade chex mix recipe.
How to Store
The caramel honeycomb snack mix keeps at room temperature for about 5 days.
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Caramel Honeycomb Snack Mix
Ingredients
Snack Mix
- 3. cup Honeycomb Cereal
- 2 cup broken pretzels
- 2 cup popcorn
- 1 cup cashews
Caramel Sauce
- 6 Tablespoon butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup corn syrup
- 2 Tablespoon water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine the Honeycomb cereal, pretzels, popcorn and cashews in a bowl and mix well.3. cup Honeycomb Cereal, 2 cup broken pretzels, 2 cup popcorn, 1 cup cashews
- Preheat the oven to 250°F.
- Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat to make clean up easier.
- Mix together the butter, brown sugar,corn syrup, water and salt in a sauce pan.6 Tablespoon butter, 1 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup corn syrup, 2 Tablespoon water, 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Heat the mixture slowly until the butter has completely melted. Then raise the temperature to medium high and bring the mixture to a simmer,
stirring constantly. - Continue to stir for 4-5 minutes while the mixture simmers.
- Remove the pan from the burner and quickly stir in the baking soda and vanilla. Stir until smooth.1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pour the caramel over the snack mixture in the bowl.
- Spread the mixture onto the rimmed baking pan and bake for about an hour, stirring three times during the hour.
- Let it cool and put into decorative bags or a party bowl.
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Nutrition Information
Nutrition facts are estimates.
only a few ingredients short!! I’m sure the kiddos will enjoy this one!!
This is going to be GREAT for summer movie nights!
This looks so delicious! and so original! I\’m visiting from Friday Favorites Linky Party.ThanksAngiePS – I also wanted to invite you to hop on board the Great Blog Train (bloghop) – we are traveling to Kentucky
Yummy, sounds like a great recipe, would have to make it when the grandchildren are here or I will eat it all by myself, Post Honey combs are so good then adding cashews and pretzels then topping it with caramel, would put me in sugar heaven, yummy..
Wow! I have heard of a lot of cereals used to make snack mixes, but this is the first one I have ever heard of using Honey Comb. That’s one of my childhood favorites! Nice job!
All my favorite snacks topped with caramel–it doesn’t get any better!
This looks so good to me….I love cereal but hardly ever eat it because I have a hard time of stopping eating it! This would make a great dish to snack on while watching movies at night. (found you on Marvelous Mondays)
What a fun snack! Perfect for movies or game night!
This looks awesome! Thank you for linking it up this week at Merry Monday’s!
I love this idea! I can’t wait to see if I can find that cereal that used to be one of my faves here!
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Dark or light corn syrup?
This is the most amazing snack mix ever! I make about 3 batches at a time. My favorite is that even thought it is caramel, it is not sticky. The baking soda does some amazing chemistry! Everyone who eats it wants the recipe!!