Addictive Texas Trash

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Description

I make this as yearly tradition at holiday time in my home. I also make a batch of this to send to my brother for his care package that I send him when he is deployed. I will warn you, it is very spicy and addictive. There should be a 12 step recovery program for this stuff.

Ingredients

  • 1 (14 ounce) package bite-size corn square cereal (such as Corn Chex®)
  • 1 (14 ounce) package crispy rice cereal squares (such as Rice Chex ®)
  • 1 (14 ounce) package bite-size wheat square cereal (such as Wheat Chex®)
  • 1 (8.9 ounce) box toasted oat cereal rings (such as Cheerios®)
  • 3 cups salted mixed nuts
  • 1 (15 ounce) package mini pretzel twists
  • 2 (6 ounce) packages goldfish crackers
  • 1 (12 ounce) package sesame snack sticks (Optional)
  • 1 cup warm (liquid) bacon drippings
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons monosodium glutamate (MSG)
  • 2 tablespoons liquid smoke flavoring
  • 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
  • 4 teaspoons seasoned salt
  • 4 teaspoons chili powder
  • 4 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 4 teaspoons hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
  2. Gently mix corn
  3. rice
  4. and wheat squares
  5. oat rings
  6. mixed nuts
  7. mini pretzels
  8. goldfish crackers
  9. and sesame snacks in two 13×24-inch aluminum roasting pans
  10. taking care not to break cereal.
  11. Stir bacon drippings
  12. unsalted butter
  13. Worcestershire sauce
  14. MSG
  15. liquid smoke
  16. cayenne pepper
  17. seasoned salt
  18. chili powder
  19. garlic powder
  20. and hot pepper sauce together in a microwave-safe bowl. Cook on high in microwave for 3 or 4 30-second intervals
  21. stirring each time
  22. until mixture is warm
  23. liquid
  24. and fully combined.
  25. Stir seasoning sauce continuously as you pour half over the cereal mixture in each pan. Gently stir the snack mix and seasonings with a slotted spoon until thoroughly coated; do not crush cereal.
  26. Bake in the preheated oven until sauce is completely absorbed and the snack mix is crisp
  27. about 2 hours; stir gently every 15 minutes. Cool completely and store in airtight containers. The snack mix stores well in freezer in airtight freezer bags
  28. if it makes it that long.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 2 hrs

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Servings: 48

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