Tijuana Trash
Ingredients
- 2 cups tortilla chips, broken into 1 inch pieces (I like to use small Tostitos and break them in half) ⓘ
- 1 1/2 cups Crispix cereal or 1 1/2 cups Corn Chex ⓘ
- 4 -5 cups popped popcorn ⓘ
- 6 ounces nuts, of choice (I like Spanish peanuts and almonds) ⓘ
- 4 tablespoons light corn syrup ⓘ
- 4 tablespoons butter ⓘ
- 4 tablespoons brown sugar ⓘ
- 3/4 tablespoon chili powder ⓘ
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
- Combine tortilla chips, cereal, popcorn and nuts in a large roasting pan.
- (Lining the pan with foil first helps the clean-up later--).
- Combine corn syrup, butter, brown sugar, chili powder, cinnamon and cayenne pepper in a small saucepan and heat to boiling.
- Pour over the cereal-popcorn mixture in the pan; stir to coat thoroughly.
- Bake uncovered 1 hour, stirring every 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and turn onto a sheet of waxed paper to cool.
- will keep in an airtight container for about 2 weeks.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1048
kcal
52% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).