Name: Popcorn Crunch
Ingredients: 3 c air-popped popcorn; 2 c whole grain pretzel sticks; 1 c Cheerios cereal; 2 Tbsp lite soy sauce; 2 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp onion powder; 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 Tbsp low-cal margarine

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Savory snack mixes have been a party staple since the 1950s, when the original Chex Party Mix recipe first appeared in Life Magazine and home cooks began riffing on the formula. By the 1990s, a lighter wave of cooking had taken hold, and cooks like Mary Ringlein were finding ways to keep the flavors they loved while trimming the fat. Her Popcorn Crunch swaps cereal for air-popped popcorn and whole grain pretzels, adds Cheerios for extra crunch, seasons everything with soy sauce, Worcestershire, garlic, and onion powder, and slow-bakes it at 300° until toasty and irresistible. It’s the kind of bowl that empties fast — savory, crunchy, and impossible to stop eating.

Ingredients

3 c air-popped popcorn
2 c whole grain pretzel sticks
1 c Cheerios cereal
2 Tbsp lite soy sauce
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp low-cal margarine

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 300°.
Combine all ingredients and stir to coat evenly.
Bake 20–30 minutes, stirring once halfway through.
Let cool before serving.