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This recipe for HOMEMADE GARDETTO'S is a fun and easy way to make a delicious snack mix for your family! Love the flavor and that you can control all of the ingredients. Perfect for tailgating or holiday get togethers.

Homemade Gardetto’s

Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 448kcal
Author: Becky Hardin | The Cookie Rookie
Gardettos are my weakness for salty spicy snack mix. This recipe for HOMEMADE GARDETTO'S is a fun and easy way to make a delicious snack mix for your family! We love the flavor and that you can control all of the ingredients to make it just like your family loves it.
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Equipment

Ingredients

  • 6 cups Chex cereal rice and corn work well
  • 3 ounces Grissini Torinesi Thin Breadsticks broken into 2-inch pieces (1 package)
  • 2 cups Itty Bitty Minis Pretzels
  • ½ cup butter (1 stick)
  • 1 ounce ranch seasoning store-bought or homemade
  • ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon hot sauce
  • ½ teaspoon seasoning salt
  • 1½ tablespoons garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 cups Gardetto Special Request Garlic Rye Chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 300°F. Since this recipe requires two baking sheets, set one oven rack to upper middle and one to lower middle.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine cereal, breadsticks, and pretzels.
    6 cups Chex cereal, 3 ounces Grissini Torinesi Thin Breadsticks, 2 cups Itty Bitty Minis Pretzels
  • In a small saucepan, over medium heat, combine butter, dry ranch dip, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, seasoning salt, garlic powder, and black pepper. Whisk well and cook until butter melts. Remove from heat.
    ½ cup butter, 1 ounce ranch seasoning, ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce, 1 tablespoon hot sauce, ½ teaspoon seasoning salt, 1½ tablespoons garlic powder, ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • Stir well and pour butter mixture over the cereal mixture. Stir until all dry ingredients are thoroughly coated.
  • Spread half of the cereal mixture, in an even layer, onto a baking sheet. Pour the remaining half over the second baking sheet.
  • Place baking sheets in the 300°F oven and bake for a total of 30 minutes. After 15 minutes, add half the Gardetto Rye Chips to each tray and stir.
    2 cups Gardetto Special Request Garlic Rye Chips
  • Rotate the baking sheets, top-to-bottom and front-to-back. Bake another 15 minutes. If the cereal isn't crispy, bake another 5-15 minutes.
  • Pour the baked mix onto a clean dishcloth to cool.
  • Store in an airtight container.
  • Enjoy!

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Nutrition

Calories: 448kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 1216mg | Potassium: 206mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 573IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 12mg