Homemade Slow Cooker Bits and Bites

I love my slow cooker and marvel at the vast array of recipes that can be created in it. From dinner to dessert and everything in between it’s a master at making meals easy and delicious. This recipe for homemade Slow Cooker Bits and Bites is easy, delicious and tastes just like the mixes my grandmother used to make.  We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Homemade Slow Cooker Bits and Bites

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Ingredients: 

4 cups cereal squares (like Shreddies)
3 cups toasted oat o’s (like Cheerios)
3 cups Rice Chex
3 cups Pretzel Goldfish (or pretzels)
2 cups salted peanuts
2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp Herbamare (or celery salt)
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp seasoned salt
1 cup butter, melted
3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Directions:

In a large slow cooker combine all cereal, goldfish and peanuts.
Mix together melted butter, Worcestershire sauce.
In a small dish mix together garlic powder, onion powder, Herbamare, and seasoned salt.
Combine dry seasonings with butter mixture.
Pour evenly over cereal tossing it to become coated.
Cover and cook on high for 2 hours stirring often (approximately every 15 minutes) to ensure the mixture doesn’t burn.
Cool and store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

Don’t forget you’ll need a Large Crock Pot we love our programmable one because it’s easy to set and not worry about. Set a timer on your phone to remind you of the 15-20 minute intervals to stir.

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Homemade Slow Cooker Bits and Bites

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

2 hrs

Total Time

2 hrs 10 mins

 

A homemade snack favourite combining your crunchy and salty into a perfectly flavoured mix.

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings: 15 cups

Author: Kerrie @ Family Food and Travel

Ingredients

• 4 cups cereal squares like Shreddies
• 3 cups toasted oat o's like Cheerios
• 3 cups Rice Chex
• 3 cups Pretzel Goldfish or pretzels
• 2 cups salted peanuts
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp Herbamare or celery salt
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
• 1 cup butter melted
• 3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

1. In a large slow cooker combine all cereal, goldfish and peanuts.
2. Mix together melted butter, Worcestershire sauce.
3. In a small dish mix together garlic powder, onion powder, Herbamare, and seasoned salt.
4. Combine dry seasonings with butter mixture.
5. Pour evenly over cereal tossing it to become coated.
6. Cover and cook on high for 2 hours stirring often (approximately every 15 minutes) to ensure the mixture doesn't burn.
7. Cool and store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

The best part about this mix is you can change up the ingredients according to what you have in your house and include your favourites – or whatever leftover cereal you have. Love this mix? Check out our delicious Chex Mix recipes – both sweet and savoury.

Omit the peanuts and this is a great school snack for lunch boxes and we switch the goldfish for pretzel sticks as a great game-night snack. Anyway you make it these Slow Cooker Bits and Bites are delicious and a satisfying snack made with ingredients you have around your house. Keep some Mason Jars on hand for easy airtight containers.

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