texas trash party mix recipe
Texas Trash is the perfect party mix for snacking on while watching football playoffs. This spicy mix of cereals, small crackers, and pecans couldn’t be any easier thanks to the convenience of your slow cooker.
Homemade party mix is the only way to go when it comes to football playoff snacking. You get exactly the combination of snacks that makes you happy and you can bump up or turn down the spice just how you like it. Don’t worry if football isn’t your thing, Texas Trash is also perfect for snacking on during your latest Netflix binge. (I’m looking at you Making a Murderer.)
This recipe couldn’t be any easier thanks to the convenience of making it in a slow cooker. It only takes about three hours to achieve optimum crunch and is fairly low maintenance. I suggest stirring about once an hour to ensure the snacks toast evenly, much less frequent than the traditional oven method. I encourage you to use a mix of whatever cereals, small crackers, or nuts suit your fancy, but for a true Texas experience I definitely suggest using pecan halves as your nut.
If you’re hosting a game day party or just looking for a cozy winter snack, give our Texas Trash party mix a try!
- 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
- 1⁄4 teaspoon celery salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons seasoning salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce
- 1 cup Cheez Its
- 1 cup mini saltine crackers
- 1 cup pretzels
- 3 cups Wheat Chex
- 3 cups Corn Chex
- 1 cup pecan halves
- Whisk together melted butter, salts, cayenne pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and Tobasco sauce until well combined.
- Place remaining ingredients in slow cooker and drizzle with butter mixture. Toss to coat evenly.
- Cook on low for 3 hours, stirring every hour for even cooking.
- Allow to cool completely before storing in airtight container or zip top bag.
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What a great snack idea and I love that you made it in a slow cooker! This is the perfect snack for football watching.
Homemade snack mixes are the best and the title of this one just makes me giggle.
This mix looks AMAZING! Homemade is so so much better :)
I love snack mixes like this! I could eat this all day long–looks amazing!
I love party mix and making it in the slow cooker is the perfect way to get it right. Plus the house just smells amazing as it does it’s thing. I love everything you put in yours. I could munch on this for hours.
My mother in law makes this every year but I am going to blow her mind making it in the slow cooker!! WOW!!!
Kimberly, I love everything about this simple snack — salty, spicy, and crunchy! Just one thing, though, i think I may have to call this “Tennessee Trash when I serve it at my next football party or UT (Tenn) tailgate. Thanks for this recipe!
Who knew you could make Chex Mix in the slow cooker! How cool! I am going to have to try this
I didn’t know this could be made in a slow cooker! Love the simplicity of it. This snack mix is so addictive. Football parties, here we come. ;-)
This sounds amazing, I love Chex Mix snacks!