Kentucky Bourbon Bacon Chex Mix

Name: Kentucky Bourbon Bacon Chex Mix
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps bourbon; 118 milliliters packed brown sugar; 118 milliliters butter; 425 grams bag Chex Mix® traditional snack mix; 1 teaspoons chipotle chili powder; 227 grams bacon (6 to 8 slices), crisply cooked and crumbled; 59 milliliters light corn syrup; 237 milliliters pecan halves

You can never have too many beverage recipes, so give Kentucky Bourbon Bacon Chex Mix From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 45 minutes. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. A mixture of bacon, chipotle chili powder, pecan halves, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

Heat oven to 300F. Line two 15x10x1-inch pans with foil. Spray foil with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix snack mix, pecans and bacon. Set aside.

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Cooking Spray

Pecans

Bacon

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Bowl

Aluminum Foil

Oven

In 2-quart saucepan, heat brown sugar, butter and corn syrup over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until bubbly around edges. Cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally; remove from heat. Cool 2 minutes. Carefully stir in bourbon and chipotle chili powder.

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Ground Chipotle Chile Pepper

Brown Sugar

Corn Syrup

Bourbon

Butter

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Sauce Pan

Pour over snack mixture; toss until evenly coated.

Spread snack mixture on pans.

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Spread

Bake 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes, to caramelize mixture. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Break into pieces. Store covered in refrigerator.

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Oven

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Ingredients

Servings:

2Tbsps

bourbon 118milliliters

packed brown sugar 118milliliters

butter 425grams

bag Chex Mix® traditional snack mix 1teaspoons

chipotle chili powder 227grams

bacon (6 to 8 slices), crisply cooked and crumbled 59milliliters

light corn syrup 237milliliters

pecan halves

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is Schloss Vollrads Riesling Spatlese. It has 4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 29 dollars.