Hot Honey-Sesame Snacky Mix

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   Heat the oven to 275u00b0 F. Line 2 (but preferably 3, if you have them) baking sheets with parchment paper.

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   Melt the butter with the hot honey and soy sauce over low heat, stirring from time to time and until the honey has melted. Stick a pretzel in and taste the seasoning: Is it spicy enough? If not, add more honey. Is it too salty? Add more honey. Is it missing something else entirely (rice vinegar, curry powder, chile paste)? Go ahead and add it!

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   Meanwhile, in an enormous bowl, mix together the pretzels, sesame sticks, peanuts, and coconut. Look at it: Feel like there's not enough pretzels or coconut for your liking? Add more.

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   When the butter mixture's melted, pour it over the snack mixture and mix well (with your hands, preferably, but a spoon is okay). Make sure all the ingredients are well coated.

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   Spread the mix onto the prepared baking sheets thinly and evenly; you want everything to crisp up evenly.

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   Then, sprinkle a shower of sesame seeds over. Bake for 15 minutes, then take the mixture out, give it a stir, and shower again with sesame seeds. Repeat after 15 more minutes in the oven. Your mix is done when it's crisped, usually around 45 minutes -- it turns from done to burned quickly so keep an eye on during the last 15 minutes!

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   Let cool. Store in an airtight container for up to a week.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.