Homemade Chex Mix Recipe
There is a reason why I only make the original Chex Mix
I’ve even been known to buy the pre-made bagged Chex Mix at the convenience store when I’m having a craving.
Yes, I know my kids could and would live on cereal alone if I let them. Chex Mix I guess gives them that excuse.
But, it’s more than that, maybe the tangy Worcestershire sauce? The Lawry’s Seasoning Salt
We eat bowls and bowls every year. That’s why I love this super cute snack bowl you can even buy homemade Chex Mix on Etsy.
Whatever the appeal we love homemade Chex Mix and I should know the recipe my heart. But I never want to get it wrong so I always go to my handy AllRecipes website and look it up. I don’t know why I even look at recipes anyways, I change them all the time.
The secret to the BEST Chex Mix Recipe? Use REAL Butter
Seriously, butter
That means I have to add more Worcestershire sauce, and that means more cereal and pretzels. Before I know it, my VERY large Turkey roasting pan is overflowing with my own custom make, scrumptious Chex Mix.
To lower the cost of this addiction and save some money I use the generic varieties of cereal. This time I used the Walmart toasted cereal. It’s half the price of the Crispix cereal or
Original Chex Mix Recipe Oven Method
There are a lot of original recipe Chex Mix sites out there, but I find mine published on the back of the box. This is truly the ORIGINAL Chex Mix Recipe. To make Chex Mix party mix you need cereal, nuts, pretzels and “goodies”. In my case that is the garlic bagel chips.
- 3 cups Corn Chex
- 3 cups Rice Chex
- 3 cups Wheat Chex
(we love the wheat, so extra goes in)
- 1 cup mixed nuts
- 1 cup bite-size pretzels (I break mine up a little, goes further, are the really bite size anyways)
- 1 cup garlic-flavor bite-size bagel chips or Rye Chips
(these are a MUST!!)
- 8 tablespoons butter or margarine (butter taste so much better)
Chex Mix For Christmas
Don’t forget to give Chex Mix for Christmas. Seriously the easiest gift ever. Package in a Mason jar and attach a cute label. You don’t even need to design it, just print it off here.
Make Chex Mix Seasoning Yourself
You can buy the pre-made Chex Mix seasoning packets
Honestly, I only did this myself because I ran out of the little freebie packets they give away near the cereal section during Christmas. But homemade Chex Mix seasoning is so much tastier and you can vary it any way you like. Me, I add more garlic powder.
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt (Lowrys
“Special salt”)
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
Original Chex Mix Oven Recipe Directions
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees
- In large roasting pan, (the one you fix the turkey in)
- Mix cereals, nuts, pretzels and Rye Chips (Rye Chips are important) – set aside.
- In a small microwavable bowl, microwave butter uncovered on high about 40 seconds or until melted.
- Stir in seasonings.
- Pour over cereal mixture, stir until evenly coated.
- Place in oven and “toast” for approximately 50 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.
- Cool on paper towels and store in airtight containers.
The stirring is important, and I set a timer so I won’t forget. Every 15 minutes I stir. Within 30 minutes the aroma and smell make the kids hover in the kitchen. They don’t even wait for it to come out of the pan. They eat warm Chex Mix by the handful. During Christmas, I store Chex Mix in large Christmas tins
If you don’t have time to make homemade Chex Mix you can have a whole case shipped
There’s my foodie obsession of the day. Enjoy!
Party Snack Ideas
Bag up Chex Mix in sandwich bags and attach these labels to the top. Great for Sunday school gifts, teacher gifts, or give to neighbors and friends. I think I will even sell Chex Mix at the local Farmers Market and Holiday Extravaganza.
