Recipe

You Can Make This Festive Pumpkin Halloween Trail Mix in Just 10 Mintues

By Kate Avdellas at Virginia Tech

Pumpkin spice, peanut butter, and popcorn. Three P's that come together to make the perfect Halloween treat this October. Not only is this Halloween trail mix recipe super easy, but it also only takes 10 minutes to make. Whip up this simple dessert and impress all of your hall-mates and friends to get them in the Halloween spirit. 

Halloween Trail Mix

  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 10 mins
  • Servings: 10
Ingredients
  • 1 bag unbuttered popcorn
  • 1/2 cup peanuts
  • 2 cups pretzels
  • 1 cup candy corn
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 2 boxes Reese's Pieces
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2/3 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin baking chips

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Step 1

Stir all the ingredients in the bowl. Pour the mixture onto a cookie sheet covered in tin foil.

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Step 2

In a small sauce pan, add the honey, butter, sugar, peanut butter, and salt and stir constantly over medium heat until all ingredients are melted.

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Step 3

After the peanut butter mixture is melted together, pour the hot contents all over the popcorn on the cookie sheet.

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Step 4

Use your hands to mix everything up and make sure everything is covered by the peanut butter mixture.

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Step 5

While the popcorn and peanut butter mixture cool, pour 1/2 of pumpkin baking chips in a bowl and microwave for 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds.

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Step 6

Pour the melted pumpkin chips all over the popcorn.

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Step 7

Dig in, and enjoy!

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