The secret to creating your own snack powder is disentangling a flavor into all of its component parts. Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Anna StockwellSpicesYour spice collection is the obvious place to start when building a flavor powder mix. I love smoked paprika and gravitate toward dishes that make use of its deeply savory, campfire taste, like shrimp Creole and barbecue pulled pork—either of which could inspire a great snack mix. You can add a savory element to your snack mix by blitzing chicken skin, pork rinds, dried shrimp, shrimp powder, MSG, or dashi flakes along with the rest of your ingredients. TRY IT: CHILE-LIME FLAVOR POWDERLime juice crystals, citric acid, chile powder, sugar, saltSweetWhat is puppy chow if not just a dessert version of Chex Mix?