Furikake Snack Mix

Furikake Snack Mix

I was first introduced to the wonders of furikake snack mix when my friend mentioned that his mom had just made a whole pan full of the stuff. If you’ve never had it before, furikake snack mix kicks all other snack mix butt. It is rice/corn cereal and rice crackers lightly covered with a slightly salty, crunchy caramel coating. This is a great snack mix for sweet/salty lovers. This always goes well at group gatherings but I also tend to make batches to sneak in to the movie theater instead of popcorn. Nom.

If you’re not familiar with furikake, its rice seasoning. Nori-fumi is the most basic type and consists of seaweed flakes, salt and sesame seeds. Personally, we prefer katsuo-fumi furikake which has bonito flakes when we’re eating but plain nori-fumi furikake is best with furikake snack mix though I suppose wasabi would give it a nice kick, too.

The original recipe from Food Geeks makes enough to feed a small army so I cut in in half. It calls for a mixture of rice and corn Chex. I love the corn and rice mixture but I don’t love paying for two boxes when I’m only going to use one so I opt to buy Crispix instead which gives me the same mix in one box. I also slightly reduced the sugar for a more savory end product.