Pepita Party Mix
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cups shelled pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
4 cups small, square wheat cereal
2 cups broken pretzel sticks
3 cloves garlic, minced
˝ teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup peanuts
Heat oven to 300 degrees F.
Place the butter in a roasting pan and bake until the butter melts. Add the pepitas, cereal, pretzels, garlic, cumin, and salt, and stir until everything glistens with melted butter.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the pepitas swell and “pop,” and the garlic becomes fragrant.
Place the pan on a wire rack and cool completely before packing the mix in an airtight container for up to a month,
if it lasts that long.