Furikake-Ranch Snack Mix

Ingredients

• ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
• ⅓ cup light corn syrup
• ¼ cup sugar
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 1 1-oz. packet ranch seasoning (such as Hidden Valley)
• 10 cups rice and/or corn cereal (such as Chex or Crispix)
• 3 cups Bugles corn chips or oyster crackers
• 2 cups mini windowpane pretzels (such as Snyder’s of Hanover Butter Snaps)
• 2 cups Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Crackers
• 1 cup salted roasted peanuts
• 1 1.7-oz. bottle nori komi furikake (such as Ajishima)

Steps

1. Place racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 250°. Heat ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, ⅓ cup light corn syrup, ¼ cup sugar, ¼ cup vegetable oil, 1 Tbsp. soy sauce, and one 1-oz. packet ranch seasoning in a small saucepan, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat.
2. Mix 10 cups rice and/or corn cereal, 3 cups Bugles corn chips or oyster crackers, 2 cups mini windowpane pretzels, 2 cups Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Crackers, and 1 cup salted roasted peanuts in a large bowl with your hands, working from bottom to top.
3. Wearing disposable gloves, carefully pour butter mixture into bowl, mixing from bottom to top to incorporate. Sprinkle half of one 1.7-oz. bottle nori komi furikake over and toss until evenly coated. Sprinkle remaining half of one 1.7-oz. bottle nori komi furikake over and toss again to coat. Divide mixture between 2 rimmed baking sheets and bake, carefully tossing every 15–20 minutes and rotating pans back to front and top to bottom halfway through, until dry, about 1 hour (a humid day may require 15–30 minutes more). Let snack mix cool before serving. Do ahead: Mix can be made 2 weeks ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.