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A traditional nuts and bolts recipe is what you need for someone who has everything during the holiday season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you, like me, fishing around and looking for a gift to bring for friends, family, co-workers, or hosts during the holidays? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look no further for the perfect holiday snack and homemade gift for the Christmas and New Years holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, CBB fans Colleen and Samantha share their traditional nuts and bolts recipe<\/strong> they make every Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Easy Homemade Holiday Gifts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Homemade nuts and bolts are also a “cereal snack mix” and a budget-friendly party snack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My wife has asked me for years to create a nuts and bolts recipe, but I’ve always put it last on the baking list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve had many different versions of the nuts and bolts recipe over the years, mainly around the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The salty flavor of the various ingredients pairs perfectly with a cold holiday beverage, although I still prefer a cold beer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some people also drizzle chocolate over their nuts and bolts recipe to add a sweet element to this popular snack once it cools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nut Allergy Alternative – Nuts and Bolts Recipe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Others eliminate the nuts, as Colleen does with her recipe, keeping costs down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If someone cannot eat nuts, Colleen’s nuts and bolts recipe snack may work well for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spreading Christmas Cheer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When my wife was younger, she remembers a friend’s mother would make several batches of her famous nuts and bolts recipe every Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She recalls saying how pricey it was to make as she would buy her ingredients at the Bulk Barn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her Nuts and Bolts recipe includes nuts such as Brazil, cashews, almonds, peanuts, and cereals<\/strong> took a chunk of the expense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She would lace her rich nuts and bolts recipe with inexpensive pretzels and BBQ Fritos, which she would buy on sale at the grocery store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once she finished cooling the baked nuts and bolts, she scooped some into plastic bags, tied them with holiday ribbon, and added a homemade Christmas label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone visiting for the Christmas holidays went home with a bag of nuts and bolts and a bottle of homemade wine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone came to love her nuts and bolts recipe. My wife said there was always a whole house come the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A tradition was born and one that continues to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ways To Reduce Costs Of A Nuts and Bolts Recipe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As you will see below, Colleen’s ingredient list has no nuts, but there are many delicious portions of cereal in her snack mix, pretzels, and Bugles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you replace costly nuts, try using some peanuts, but you’d need to alter the coating amount, which should be reasonably straightforward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, if you find the spices too much for your liking, you can adjust them to fit your tastebuds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Colleen points out, you can make different batches for your house’s nuts and bolts lovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nuts and Bolts Recipe at Colleen’s House<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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My nuts and bolts recipe has been a family favorite in our house for years during the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I must admit that I haven’t made them over the lean years simply because the extra money wasn’t there for the pricier ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Believe it or not, I created this nuts and bolts recipe for the picky people in my family, eliminating the nuts but replacing them with Cheerios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A couple of people in my family don’t care for my nuts and bolts recipe, but that is because they don’t care for any of the ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can bet you will have nothing left after the holidays, so enjoy them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adding Pre-Roasted Nuts to Nuts and Bolts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you want to add nuts, try almonds, cashews, peanuts, Brazil nuts, hazelnuts, pecans, or walnuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you roast ahead of time, I find it easier to add them at the end so you ensure that they don’t burn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To roast nuts, put them on a baking sheet at 300 degrees and stir every 3-4 minutes so they don’t burn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I typically stand by the oven as nuts are pricey, so you don’t want to mess up roasting them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feel accessible to salt and season them once they come out as the nut oils will be released but do it immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colleen\u2019s Nuts and Bolts Recipe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Printable Recipe Below<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n