Quick and Easy Ranch Snack Mix

Make this Quick & Easy Ranch Snack Mix in less than 10 minutes. This fast, easy recipe is perfect for a snack anytime you’ve got hungry kids (or adults) on your hands!

Quick & Easy Ranch Snack Mix

{Referral links are used in this post.}

I used to be die-hard about only making snack mixes in the oven. Then I discovered that I could do it in the slow cooker. Then I discovered that I could do it in the microwave. Now I can’t imagine why I ever insisted that I could only use the oven in the first place!

When it takes an hour in the oven, and only 3 minutes in the microwave, how can you argue with that?!

The recipe that started all of my snack mix experimenting was another simple microwave one. These Garlic-Parmesan Pretzels are so good!

The ranch flavor in this makes it so much fun… I keep a big container of this Hidden Valley Original Ranch Dressing Mix in our spice cabinet. Because, let’s face it, when you have a small person in the house, you eat a lot of ranch-flavored things.

You can use whatever crackers you want in this recipe. I like the Keebler Club Mini Crackers (the multi-grain kind holds up better). You can never go wrong with Bugles – those were a childhood favorite of mine! And I just love the Baby Goldfish in this recipe. They are such a fun size to eat. And just look at how cute they are!

[optin-monster-shortcode id=”nlhrzrx0tqsdityt”]

What are your favorite things to include in a snack mix?

Enjoy!

Free Printable for What’s In My Pantry?

Don’t lose this snack mix somewhere in your pantry! Grab your free printable pantry inventory sheet and always know what snacks are hiding in the back of your cupboards.

3 Ways to Take the Fear Out of This Recipe

• Which Measuring Cup Should I Use?
• How to Convert Oven Times to Slow Cooker Times – free printable!
• Can I Eat Raw Cookie Dough?

3 More Recipes to Try

• Garlic-Parmesan Pretzels
• Easy Ranch Pretzels
• Quick Vanilla Fruit Dip

Printable Recipe Card for Quick & Easy Ranch Snack Mix

Quick and Easy Ranch Snack Mix

 

Save Print

Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

3 mins

Total time

8 mins

 

This recipe for Quick & Easy Ranch Snack Mix has pretzels, Bugles, Keebler Mini Club Crackers, Baby Goldfish, peanuts, and of course ranch dressing.

Author: Marybeth Feutz

Recipe type: Side

Makes: 7 servings

Ingredients

• 3 cups Bugles
• 1 cup Club Crackers Minis (multi-grain)
• 1 cup Baby Goldfish Crackers
• 1 cup Mini pretzel twists
• 1 cup cocktail peanuts
• 6 Tablespoons butter
• 1-ounce packet (3 Tablespoons) Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients except butter and ranch dressing mix in a large bowl.
2. In a small microwave-safe bowl (I like these Pyrex measuring cups), melt the butter in the microwave.
3. Stir the ranch dressing mix into the butter.
4. Pour the butter mixture over the cracker mixture. Using a soft spatula, toss to coat all the crackers with butter.
5. Transfer the cracker mixture into a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir.
6. Microwave cracker mixture on high for 1 more minute; stir. Repeat one more time. (You should have microwaved the cracker mixture for a total of 3 minutes, stirring after every minute.)
7. Spread cracker mixture out on paper towels to dry.
8. Store in an air-tight container.

3.5.3208