Ranch Party Mix is a buttery mixture of bugles, cheez-its, oyster crackers, chex cereal, pretzels in more baked in butter and ranch seasoning. This recipe is extremely versatile because you can use any of your favorite cereals or crackers in this recipe.
Grandma makes it best
This is one of those recipes that my grandma has been making for as long as I can remember. She always has a canister of this chex mix on her counter to share with guests. This has been a staple at many family weddings and events. I make it for deer hunting every year, and for other gatherings. It tastes great with an ice cold Busch Latte after hikiing through the woods deer hunting all day (that sounded very Iowan).
This stuff is addicting!!
You know the phrase ‘betcha can’t eat just one!’? Well, I bet you cannot eat just one handful of this mix. The savory, ranchy seasoned snack is addicting! Bring it to your next party, or just make it for the family while you are watching a movie.
Bugles are a MUST in this recipe
What I love about this recipe is you can literally use any sort of snack mix in it, BUT you NEED to use bugles. It definitely completes the recipe. I usually use some of the ‘original’ bugles and some of the ‘nacho cheese’ bugles. The nacho cheese ones are amazing. My toddler LOVES them.
Ranch Snack Mix
Equipment
- 1 large pan or sheet pan for baking the snack mix
- 1 tablespoon utensil for measuring ranch
- 1 spoon for stirring
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter melted
- 2 tbsp ranch seasoning or 1 packet
- 13 cups snack mix chex cereal, gold fish, bugles, pretzels, cheez-its, oyster crackers, sun chips, cashews, etc.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250 F.In a large pot, sheet pan or roaster, measure out 13 cups of party mix of choice. I highly recommend using bugles (nacho cheese is best!) as part of this mix. Mix together well.
- In a bowl, melt 1 stick of butter. Once melted use whisk or fork to whisk the ranch with the melted butter. Then, pour over the party mixture. Scrape out any ranch that had sank to the bottom of the bowl and stir that into the mixture.Stir well.
- Put in the oven at 250 F for 45 minutes total, stopping to stir the mixture well every 15 minutes. Remove from oven and store in air tight container.
Notes
Need more recipe ideas to take along to a party? Try my Creole Queso recipe!
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