HOMEMADE SWEET AND SALTY TRAIL MIX RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F; butter a 7-by-11-inch baking dish. In a large bowl, combine pretzels, oats, raisins and sunflower seeds.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add peanut butter, sugar, honey, vanilla, flour and salt; stir until smooth.
• Pour butter mixture into pretzel mixture and stir quickly to thoroughly coat. Transfer mixture to prepared baking pan and use your fingers to press in firmly and evenly. Bake until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack before cutting into bars.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray large roasting pan with no-stick cooking spray.
• Combine corn snacks, cereal, pretzels and pecans in prepared pan; set aside.
• Combine brown sugar, butter, corn syrup and salt in 2-quart heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a full boil. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla and baking soda. Pour syrup mixture over cereal mixture in pan; toss to coat.
• Bake 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes, or until coating is set. Remove from oven; stir.
• Spread mixture onto waxed paper. Cool completely; stir in chocolate pieces. Break into pieces.
• Store in container with tight-fitting lid up to 1 week.