Today I finished my 15th batch of chex mix, well, it felt like the 15th batch. It was probably only the 6th, but hey, who’s counting?
The homemade stuff is so much better than what you can buy in the store. I mean REALLY better! We love it around here! Here are the key dry ingredients in my version of chex mix:
4 cups each;
Corn Chex
Rice Chex
Wheat Chex
Cheese Nips
Butter Pretzels (shaped like little waffles, I forget the brand)
Whole Pecans
2 cups each;
Cashews or Peanuts
Cheerios
The sauce is made up of 4 sticks of margarine, 4 tablespoons of Worscheshire sauce, 3 tablespoons of garlic powder and 3 tablespoons of seasoned salt.
All you have to do is melt the butter, stir in all the other ingredients for the sauce and then pour over all the dry ingredients. Stir everything carefully until everything is evenly coated. Be careful not to crush up the cereal! You have to bake the mix for 3 hours, stirring everything gently but thoroughly every hour. Let the mix cool completely before packaging it up!
We make enough for Bruce to share with his coworkers and for the children to take some to all of our neighbors. I also try to have some packaged up for all of our friends and family to take home with them when they stop by to visit for the holidays!
