How To Make The Best Homemade Chex Mix Recipe (Step By Step)
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Homemade Chex Mix is a classic holiday party favorite. This classic snack food is a great way to feed a hungry crowd. Try this Chex Mix recipe with bold and savory flavors this season.
Homemade Chex Mix
This version of the ever popular cereal mix is special because it is a Chex mix recipe with Cheez its, which takes the flavor up a couple of notches. Those cheesy crackers make everything better.
Another thing that makes this recipe so great is the bold flavors. The savory notes come from the seasoning and from the pretzel choices. This recipe belongs to my friend, Katy, who has modified her mother-in-law’s recipe over the years.
Bold Chex Mix Ingredients
Katy’s husband has been the taste tester of her homemade Chex mix over the years, and she’s been make tweaks until she got this perfect Chex mix. Here are the ingredients that she recommends.
- Crispix Cereal
- Corn Chex
- Pretzels – Please use a flavored pretzel in this mix. Plain pretzels are find BUT flavored pretzels make this mix so good. In fact, Katy – and I – suggest you use a combination of your favorite flavored pretzel pieces including Buffalo, Cheddar, Honey Mustard or your favorite flavor!
- Cheez Its (cheese crackers)
- Melted Butter
- Worcestershire Sauce – Don’t be afraid to use lots of Worcestershire Sauce. This recipe calls for 10 – yes, 10 – Tablespoons. Trust us, it packs the flavor!
- Onion Powder
- Garlic Powder
- Seasoned Salt
How to Make Chex Mix from Scratch
Step By Step Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, take a clean trash bag (or one of these 5-gallon food grade bags) and line the bowl. This is the best method for even distribution of seasoning.
- Add Crispex cereal, Chex cereals, Cheez its, and pretzels to the bag. Twist the bag closed and give it a quick shake to mix it together.
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter. Stir in Worcestershire sauce, onion powder, garlic powder and seasoned salt.
- Pour wet mixture over the cereal mixture. Twist the bag, leaving some air in it, and shake, shake, shake until the chex party mix is coated with the butter mixture.
- Split into two batches, and pour onto large sheet pans (large roasting pan or baking sheets with sides work too) that have been lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Check the snack mix at 45 minutes. If there’s still wet pieces, cook for an additional 15 minutes.
- Let homemade chex mix cool to room temperature on cooling racks.
Storage Instructions
Let cool completely. Store in airtight containers or Zip lock bags. Homemade Chex mix will stay good for 1 month if stored properly at room temperature. Or, store in the freezer for up 6 months.
Homemade Chex Mix Variations
It is easy to modify the original chex mix recipe to your preferences. You an omit any of the Classic ingredients (Crispex cereal, Corn Chex, Cheez its and Pretzels) for ingredients of your choice. Here are some more ingredient ideas.
- Nuts (cashews, almonds, pistachios, peanuts, walnuts)
- Bagel Chips
- Cheetos (hot, regular or your favorite flavor)
- Cheerios
- Cheez its (any flavor)
- Pita Chips
- Any flavor Chex Cereal (wheat, rice or corn)
- Goldfish (any flavor)
- Preztels (any shape or any flavor)
Savory Cereal Mix Recipe FAQs
- This is a bold and savory party Chex mix recipe.
- For the best flavor, use seasoned pretzel pieces. You can use your favorite flavor, or use a combination for the best results. Hot Buffalo Wings, Honey Mustard and Onion, and Cheddar Cheese is my favorite combination.
- Check out our list of ingredient variations to customize your snack mix.
- The easiest way to make this is to use a trash bag (clean and unused, of course).
- Twist the bag leaving an air pocket, and then shake up the ingredients with the seasoning to get everything coated evenly. And, then shake it some more for good measure.
- Line your baking sheets with parchment paper.
- After 45 minutes, if you still have wet pieces, bake for an additional 15 minutes.
- Want something with less ingredients? Try these spicy ranch crackers.
What is Chex Mix seasoning made of?
Making your own homemade Chex mix is easy. The seasoning is a combination of melted butter, Worcestershire sauce, onion and garlic powders and seasoned salt. Bold Chex Mix seasoning has more Worcestershire sauce than the classic Chex mix recipe.
How do you keep Chex Mix from getting soggy.
Follow these three easy tips to prevent a soggy Chex Mix.
- Shake the mix to get an even distribution of seasoning over the snack mix. Shake, shake, shake. Using a clean trash bag works the best to get everything properly coated.
- Stir often during baking to separate all the individual pieces. You don’t want clumps of ingredients stuck together.
- Bake longer. If there’s still wet pieces at the end of the recommended baking time, bake a little longer.
Is Corn Chex or rice Chex better?
I prefer using corn Chex because it is a sturdier cereal. Rice Chex has a tendency to get soggy from the melted butter, while corn Chex holds up better.
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How To Make The Best Homemade Chex Mix Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cups Corn Chex
- 4 cups Crispix cereal
- 4 cups Cheez its (your favorite flavor)
- 8 cups pretzel pieces (a combo of your favorite flavors- see notes)
- 10 Tablespoons butter
- 10 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1.5 Tablespoons seasoned salt
- 1 Tablespoon onion powder
- 1 Tablespoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Line two sheet pans with parchment paper.
- In a clean trash bag, add corn Chex, Crispix, Cheez its, and pretzel pieces. Twist the bag and shake to combine.
- Melt butter in a saucepan; add Worcestershire sauce, seasoned salt, onion and garlic powder. Whisk together.
- Pour over the cereal mixture. Twist the bag, leaving an air pocket, and shake shake shake and shake some more to get the wet mixture evenly coated over the cereal.
- Split into two portions on the prepared sheet pans.
- Bake for 45 minutes, stirring well every 15 minutes to separate into individual pieces.
- At 45 minutes, if there's still wet pieces, cook for an additional 15 minutes.
- Let cool completed on sheet pan.
Notes
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- If you don’t want to use a clean trash bag, use these 5-gallon food grade plastic bags to combine the ingredients.
- This is a bold and savory party chex mix recipe.
- For the best flavor, use seasoned pretzel pieces. You can use your favorite flavor, or use a combination for the best results. Hot Buffalo Wings, Honey Mustard and Onion, and Cheddar Cheese is my favorite combination.
- Check out our list of ingredient variations to customize your snack mix.
- The easiest way to make this is to use a trash bag (clean and unused, of course).
- Twist the bag leaving an air pocket, and then shake up the ingredients with the seasoning to get everything coated evenly. And, then shake it some more for good measure.
- Line your baking sheets with parchment paper.
- After 45 minutes, if you still have wet pieces, bake for an additional 15 minutes.
- Love savory appetizers? Try these Old Fashioned Polish Mistakes.
- The nutritional information is auto-calculated and can vary depending on the products used. It should not be used for specific dietary needs.
