Pumpkin Snack Combo Quick, Easy + Delicious
Pumpkin Snack Combo Quick, Easy + Delicious
Delicious Pumpkin Snack Mix has popcorn, peanuts, cheerios, chex, candy corn and mallow squash. It’s perfect for fall!
For even more delicious snack combinations, try the Snickerdoodle Puppy Chow, Christmas Snack Mix, Brownie Puppy Chow Mix and Patriotic Trail Mix.
perfect snack
We have movie night every Friday and we are always looking for evening snacks and treats. We eat popcorn a lot, but like to add a little zing with candy or chocolate (like White Chocolate M&M Popcorn or Caramel Marshmallow Popcorn).
Since it’s the time of year when fall candy is abundant, we decided to try the Halloween Pumpkin Snack Mix Popcorn, Cereal, Nuts, and Candy! We were all very pleased with how delicious it was.
Combining all the grains, sweets and nuts, you’ll want to try this recipe – it’s just the right amount of sweet and savory!
Make a Pumpkin Snack Mix
Prepare. Line a large pan with parchment paper.
Popcorn. Combine popcorn, cereal, and peanuts in a bowl. Spread evenly on a parchment-lined pan.
Sauce. In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, syrup and butter. Bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla and baking soda. Stir until well combined. Pour over popcorn mixture and mix well with a spoon.
bake. Bake at 250 degrees for 15 minutes. Remove and stir. Bake for another 10 minutes. calm down.
candy. Add ½ cup candy corn and ½ cup candy pumpkin and mix well.
How much to do?
For this recipe you just need 4 cups popcorn. A mini-size bag holds about 4 ½ cups. It’s perfect for this recipe. If you’re making a double or triple batch, a regular-sized bag of popcorn will yield 12-13 cups of popcorn. If you want to pop your own corn, you’ll need a large â…› cup of corn kernels.
this recipe can Serves about 6 people with ease Each person should be able to have about 1.5 cups of the mixture. If you’re serving a large group, I recommend doubling or tripling the recipe.
Tips, Changes + Stored Information
you can do Roasted Salted Peanuts, or Honey Roasted Peanuts, depending on whether you want more saltiness or more sweetness.
Season corn syrup with pumpkin pie spice seasoning and vanilla extract. Then it really tasted like a pumpkin spice snack mix.
Variety: This recipe is easy to customize according to the season.
- Fall: More fall colored sweets like M&Ms, Reeses Pieces
- Spring: pastel M&M’s, robin eggs, mini peeps, pastel candy corn
- Christmas: Use red and green M&M’s, reindeer candy corn, mini marshmallows
- Add pretzels or toasted almonds/walnuts for extra saltiness
shop Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days. If not found, the popcorn will dry out.
For more fall treats, try:
Course desserts, snacks
American food
Prep time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total time 30 minutes
Serving Size 6
Calories 758 kcal
by Lil’ Luna
- 4 cups popcorn (we used kettle corn)
- 1 1/2 cups cherries (we used honey nuts)
- 1 1/2 cups rice CHEX
- 1/2 cup peanuts
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup candy corn
- 1/2 cup candy pumpkin
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Line a large pan with parchment paper.
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Combine popcorn, cereal, and peanuts in a bowl. Spread evenly on a parchment-lined pan.
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In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, syrup and butter. Bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla and baking soda. Stir until well combined. Pour over popcorn mixture and mix well with a spoon.
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Bake at 250 degrees for 15 minutes. Remove and stir. Bake for another 10 minutes. calm down.
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Add ½ cup candy corn and ½ cup candy pumpkin and mix well.
Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.