4.4 from 15 votes
Nuts and Bolts Recipe
The more-ish and budget-friendly snack that's salty-sweet and always a favourite.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
17 mins
Servings: 24 servings
Calories: 117 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
American , Australian
Ingredients
- 3 cups Nutri-Grain (120 grams)
- 2 cups pretzels (80 grams)
- 1 ½ cups roasted and salted peanuts/mixed nuts (220 grams)
- 40 gram packet French Onion Soup mix
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon curry powder
- 3 tablespoons light olive oil
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to moderate (180 degrees celsius/355 degrees fahrenheit).
- Grease a large baking tray.
- Place Nutri-Grain, Pretzels and nuts into the greased tray. Sprinkle the soup mix and spices over the top of these ingredients and then drizzle with the olive oil.
- Stir the mixture with a wooden spoon (while in the tray) and then shake tray gently to ensure the mixture is distributed evenly.
- Bake for 12 minutes.
- Allow to cool completely and then store in an airtight container.
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Notes
- Store in an airtight container for six weeks or more.
- Nuts and Bolts is a great gifting idea. Add to a jar and use some Christmas ribbon for a festive and affordable gift.
- Variation ideas
- This recipe can easily be varied by:
- subbing Nutri-Grain with another breakfast cereal
- subbing pretzels with rice crisps or another salty treat
- using cashews, macadamias or pistachios instead of roasted and salted peanuts/mixed nuts
- using Chicken Soup mix instead of French Onion Soup mix
- using garlic powder instead of paprika
- adding cumin instead of curry powder (though I’ve got to say I love my nuts and bolts recipe with curry powder)
- subbing light olive oil for peanut, vegetable, coconut or macadmia oil.
Nutrition Information
Calories
117kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Sodium
274mg
(11%)
Potassium
98mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
4IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
23mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 117
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 117kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Sodium | 274mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 98mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 4IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.