Original Chex Mix

Submitted by Babybuttons

"This is the recipe that was on the Chex cereal box with a few additions, when I was a child. I hope you like it as much as I do. I seem to make it every year around Christmas time, so Cheers!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 10 cups

ingredients

• 118.29 ml butter or 118.29 ml margarine
• 6.16 ml seasoning salt
• 22.18 ml Worcestershire sauce
• 591.47 ml Corn Chex
• 591.47 ml Rice Chex
• 591.47 ml Wheat Chex
• 59.14 ml nuts
• 118.29 ml pretzel

directions

1. Preheat oven to 250°F.
2. Heat Butter in large 8-quart pot until melted and add seasoning salt and Worcestershire sauce and set aside.
3. In large bowl, measure all 3 cereals, nuts, and pretzels and mix together.
4. Add dry ingredients to butter mixture and stir until evenly coated.
5. Place mixture in a large pan (I usually use my roasting pan) and bake for 1 hour, stirring approximately every 15 minutes.

Reviews

[Chatty-Cathy]

here are a few variations that seem to be good with this. Instead of using pretzels one time i used Pretzel balls or goldfish pretzels, they seem to be a bit lighter. Also to jazz up the flavor, you can also add a few dashes of onion powder and garlic power. Hope this helps! Also, Lawary's just came out with a 25% less sodium seaning salt. i used this and the orginal and it still tasted GREAT! (so there is a sodium alternative for those watching salt intake).

 

[Ronin3338]

Quick tip: I put the seasoning "sauce" in an oil shaker (like for salad dressing) and shake it over the mix a little at a time, stirring the dry mix between shakes. I get a much more even distribution that way.

 

[Kim P.]

This is really really good. I did make a few changes. We like extra "goodies" so I use 2 cups of peanuts, 2 cups of mini cheddar pretzels, and 2 cups of gold fish crackers. I use an extra half stick of butter, extra 1/4 tsp of season salt, and extra tsp of Worcestershire sauce since I add to the dry mix. It bakes nice and toasty. This brings back memories from when I was a kid!

 

[joolzcd]

This is my favorite, the old original. I add another 2 cups of chex, a whole can of mixed nuts and a bag of pretzel sticks.

 

[Diana Adcock]

Love this stuff! On my second round this season. I use white cheddar nips rather than pretzels and double the nuts. So much better than the "new" recipe! Thanks for posting!