A friend of mine shared her Nuts and Bolts recipe with me. I thought the concept was so interesting with the Nutri-Grain and cereals in it, that I had to try it for myself. I was very impressed with this savoury snack. It was delicious! You expect it to be sweet, and yet it has a savoury flavour to it. You may expect to not really enjoy it, yet you can’t help it and keep going back for more. It’s really hard to explain just how good this recipe is unless you try it out for yourself and see what your taste buds think! I took it to a party recently as my ‘bring a plate‘, and people looked at it with surprised looks on their faces, but once everyone started eating it, they couldn’t stop!
I did leave it in the oven a bit too long as I was making my white Christmas at the same time, so some of the Nutri-Grain pieces were a little crispy, but it still tasted so good. Moral of that story is though, keep your eye on it, as it won’t take long to roast up.
I enjoyed it so much that I’ve added it to my Christmas Menu this year and will have it available for my guests to nibble on throughout the day. Who would have thought that something so confusing on the brain when you see it, would turn out to be so delicious!
Simple Packaging Ideas For Savoury Christmas Gifts
The gift boxes I used in my reel are no longer available, but I’ve found a great alternative. You don’t want anything too big, otherwise the mix looks a little lost inside. Line the box with a layer of baking paper so the oil doesn’t seep into the cardboard and it also helps keep everything fresh and tidy.
Nuts & Bolts
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Add 2 ½ cups Nutri-Grain cereal, 2 ½ cups unsalted mixed nuts and ½ cup canned chickpeas into a large bowl, mix.
- In a small jug add 1/3 cup olive oil, 1 packet French onion soup mix and 1 tablespoon garlic salt, mix to combine.
- Pour the oil mixture into the large bowl over the cereal/nut mix and stir well to coat.
- Pour onto a lined baking tray.
- Bake for 10 minutes, stirring once at 5 mins. Don't walk away as it may burn.
- Allow to cool before serving.
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Notes
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2 comments
Katrina – did you use dried chickpeas or chickpeas from a tin? Thanks.
Looks good though. Plan on making it this weekend.
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
I used roasted chickpeas, then put them on the tray with everything else to roast again and they were fine 🙂