Asian-Flavored Snack Mix

• 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 1 tablespoon Asian sesame oil
• 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 8 cups (3 ounces) popped popcorn
• 6 cups (6 ounces) rice cereal squares
• 1 (5 ounces) can chow mein noodles
• 1 (3 oz) package Asian rice cracker snack mix
• 2 cups salted roasted cashews or dry-roasted peanuts
• 1 cup wasabi peas or dried peas

1. Preheat oven to 250u0b0F with racks in upper and lower thirds.
2. Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat and whisk in sugar, soy, hoisin, sesame oil, garlic powder, ginger and cayenne. Remove from heat.
3. Combine popcorn, rice cereal, chow mein noodles, Asian snack mix, cashews and wasabi peas in a very large bowl. Drizzle with butter mixture and toss well to coat. Spread evenly in 2 large (18- by 13-inch) rimmed sheet pans.
4. Bake, stirring every 15 minutes, a total of 1 hour.
5. Cool completely in pans on racks.

unsalted butter, sugar, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, asian sesame oil, garlic, ground ginger, cayenne pepper, popcorn, rice cereal squares, mein noodles, rice cracker snack, cashews, wasabi peas

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/asian-flavored-snack-mix-365215 (may not work)