Tijuana Trash

Name: Tijuana Trash
Ingredients: 2 cups tortilla chips, broken into 1 inch pieces (I like to use small Tostitos and break them in half); 1 1/2 cups Crispix cereal or 1 1/2 cups Corn Chex; 4 -5 cups popped popcorn; 6 ounces nuts, of choice (I like Spanish peanuts and almonds); 4 tablespoons light corn syrup; 4 tablespoons butter; 4 tablespoons brown sugar; 3/4 tablespoon chili powder; 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

10 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

2 cups tortilla chips, broken into 1 inch pieces (I like to use small Tostitos and break them in half)
1 1/2 cups Crispix cereal or 1 1/2 cups Corn Chex
4 -5 cups popped popcorn
6 ounces nuts, of choice (I like Spanish peanuts and almonds)
4 tablespoons light corn syrup
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons brown sugar
3/4 tablespoon chili powder
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
2

Combine tortilla chips, cereal, popcorn and nuts in a large roasting pan.
3

(Lining the pan with foil first helps the clean-up later--).
4

Combine corn syrup, butter, brown sugar, chili powder, cinnamon and cayenne pepper in a small saucepan and heat to boiling.
5

Pour over the cereal-popcorn mixture in the pan; stir to coat thoroughly.
6

Bake uncovered 1 hour, stirring every 20 minutes.
7

Remove from oven and turn onto a sheet of waxed paper to cool.
8

will keep in an airtight container for about 2 weeks.