Maple Nut Chex Party Mix

My husband's family loves traditional Chex Party Mix which is a favorite at our Thanksmas celebration every year. My husband was craving something sweeter and asked for Maple Chex mix instead. I tried the only recipe I could find online but wasn't completely pleased with the results since the recipe really didn't coat the chex very well. I made a few changes to increase the coating. Very rich, very yummy. Definitely not for those on a diet.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 2  cups butter
• 2  cups brown sugar
• 1 (2 ounce) bottle  maple flavoring
• 2  cups  mixed nuts
• 2  cups  pretzels
• 14  cups  Corn Chex
•  Rice Chex, and
•  Crispix cereal
• 2  cups  oyster crackers

Directions

1. Heat oven to 200.
2. Melt butter in large roasting pan. Stir in brown sugar & maple extract. Stir in nuts until well coated, stir in pretzels until coated. Gradually stir in cereal, add oyster crackers, stirring until evenly coated.
3. Bake 40-45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool. Break apart if needed. Store in airtight container.