We had this for the first time when we went to Hawaii a few years ago. We found it when we stopped by the local Costco and they were selling the Cookies in Paradise Furikake Party Mix. Since then discovered that this is a common party mix in Hawaii. After reviewing a few recipes out there we are a fan of the one by Onolicious Hawaii and this is adapted from her recipe. Mostly adapted to make a much smaller batch, sometimes you want to enjoy a snack without making a huge batch for a crowd. :)
A lot of these ratios are based on evenly dividing up the packages the ingredients are sold in. I would consider this roughly a quarter batch? It ends up fitting in our roasting pan which is about the size of a half-sheet pan with higher edges. It can be hard finding a container large enough to fit everything and mix it which is the main reason we like to make smaller batches so we don't have to buy separate trays. We have 2 roasting pans so we have often made 2 quarter batches at a time and measure out one quarter set of ingredients at a time for each tray.
We do like more coating on ours so we end up using a higher ratio of syrup to mix. Also, I don't love pretzels so I end up using less, feel free to adjust to your taste. After making this a few times I would also recommend making your syrup in separate batches to match however many trays you're making as it tends to separate and it's difficult to split one large mix between trays evenly. While this requires a little more effort we've found it results in more even distribution of syrup on larger batches.
PARTY MIX INGREDIENTS:
- 127.5g Rice Chex (1/4 box)
- 127.5g Corn Chex (1/4 box)
- 106g Honeycomb Cereal (We used the Malt-O-Meal Honey Buzzers, 1/4 of the bag)
- 71g Pretzels
- 65g Fritos (1/4 bag)
- 53g Bugles (1/4 bag)
SYRUP INGREDIENTS:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
SEASONING INGREDIENTS:
- 1/4 bottle of Nori Komi Furikake
- Preheat the oven to 250° F
- Measure out all Party Mix Ingredients together on tray lined with parchment paper and mix to incorporate
- Melt butter in sauce pan over medium heat. Once melted, lower heat and add remaining syrup ingredients. Stir to mix and continue stirring until sugar is completely dissolved. Set aside to cool slightly.
- Pour warm syrup over party mix and using spatulas or gloved hands, toss chex mix until everything is evenly coated.
- Sprinkle Furikake evenly over tray and toss to incorporate
- Bake for 1 hour, taking out pan and stirring/tossing mix every 15 minutes. If making multiple batches rotate trays in oven after stirring
- Let cool and enjoy! Store in airtight bags/containers.
