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Golden Grahams Gold’n Nut Crunch snack mix recipe from the 70s

Name: Gold'n Nut Crunch snack mix
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 cups mixed nuts or dry roasted peanuts; 1/4 cup butter, melted; 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese; 1/4 tsp. garlic powder; 1/4 tsp. ground oregano; 1/4 tsp. celery salt; 4 cups Golden Grahams cereal

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It made its debut in the late 1970s, and has been called by many names — like “gold party crunch,” “Golden Grahams cereal snack mix,” and simply “golden nut crunch” — but the official name of the snack mix you make with the graham cracker-flavored cereal is “Gold’n Nut Crunch.”

Below you’ll find the original snack mix how-to so you can re-create classic combo of Golden Grahams cereal, nuts, Parmesan cheese, butter and spices for a savory treat.

Gold’n Nut Crunch recipe: Golden snack mix for parties (1978/1979)

Golden Grahams cereal and Fisher mixed nuts… together in a zesty new party mix.

Fix a mix for a party or for the whole family. It’s a crisp, crunchy, delightful combination. And so easy to make.

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Gold'n Nut Crunch snack mix

Yield: 6-1/2 cups of snack mix

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups mixed nuts or dry roasted peanuts
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. ground oregano
1/4 tsp. celery salt
4 cups Golden Grahams cereal

Instructions

Heat oven to 300 degrees.
Mix nuts and butter in medium bowl until well-coated.
Add cheese, garlic powder, oregano, and celery salt; toss until well coated.
Spread in ungreased jelly roll pan, 15 x 10 1/2 x 2 inches.
Bake, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes.
Stir in cereal; cool. Serve.
Store in airtight container.

Notes

Makes about 26 1/4 cup servings

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 26 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 175Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 145mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 2gSugar: 4gProtein: 4g

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Lori says:

September 10, 2020 at 8:22 am

My grandma made this every Christmas during the ’80s, and we loved it! Such an odd combination of ingredients. I mean Parmesan cheese and sweet cereal? I don’t know how it was good, but it was!

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