Description
Sweet Samoa Snack Mix blends coconut, chocolate, and caramel in a crunchy treat that whispers tropical paradise. Crisp cookie pieces and toasted coconut create an irresistible snack you cannot stop munching.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 4 cups (960 milliliters) golden grahams cereal
- 2 cups (480 milliliters) toasted coconut flakes
- 1 ½ cups (360 milliliters) mini pretzels
Sweet and Melted Ingredients:
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) caramel baking bits or soft caramels, melted
- 1 ½ cups (360 milliliters) semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
Optional Finishing Ingredients:
- ½ teaspoon (2.5 milliliters) coconut oil
- Sea salt, to taste
Instructions
- Prepare a spacious baking sheet by lining it completely with parchment paper, ensuring full coverage.
- Create a delightful base by thoroughly blending Golden Grahams cereal, richly toasted coconut flakes, and crisp pretzel pieces in a generously sized mixing bowl.
- Transform the dry mixture by carefully pouring warm, gooey caramel over the ingredients, gently folding to achieve an even, glossy coating.
- Distribute the caramel-kissed mixture across the parchment-lined sheet, spreading it into a uniform layer that allows each morsel to crisp evenly.
- Craft a luxurious chocolate drizzle by microwaving chocolate chips in short, controlled intervals, stirring between each session to maintain a silky, smooth consistency.
- Elegantly cascade the melted chocolate across the caramel-coated mixture, creating artistic zigzag patterns that ensure comprehensive coverage.
- Enhance the flavor profile by delicately sprinkling a whisper of sea salt, which will accentuate the sweet and salty nuances of the snack.
- Allow the treat to rest and solidify, either at ambient room temperature or accelerated in the refrigerator, until the chocolate and caramel transform into a crisp, delectable shell.
Notes
- Customize the mix by swapping pretzels with nuts or seeds for added crunch and nutrition.
- Toast coconut yourself for a fresher, more intense flavor that elevates the entire snack mix.
- Adjust chocolate drizzle thickness by controlling melting temperature and adding coconut oil for smoother consistency.
- Create gluten-free version by using gluten-free Golden Grahams or replacing them with rice cereal alternatives.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 125 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg