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Piña Colada Chex Mix

🍍🍌🏝️An EASY and addictively AMAZING salty-sweet Chex mix!! It's crunchy, chewy, and between the pineapple, coconut, banana, and lime you'll feel like you're on a tropical vacation! Crazy good and you won't be able to stop eating it!

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 5 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 294 kcal
Course: Snacks
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • one 12.5-ounce box Honey Nut Chex Cereal
  • 8 ounces dried banana chips
  • 6 ounces dried baby sweet pineapple diced into small pieces if necessary
  • 2 ounces roasted unsweetened coconut chips
  • ¾ cup melted coconut oil
  • ½ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt plus more if desired

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 250F, line a half sheet pan with aluminum foil for easier cleanup, and to a large bowl add the cereal, banana chips, pineapple, coconut chips, and stir to combine.
  2. Evenly drizzle with the melted coconut oil, lime juice, and stir to combine.
  3. Add the sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, and stir to combine. Taste, and if you prefer more of a salty-sweet snack, add more salt to taste.
  4. Turn mixture out onto the prepared pan (it will be very full; consider using two pans if your oven can accommodate two large pans at once) and bake for about 75 minutes, or until the cereal has dried out and crisped up a bit and the coconut is light golden brown. While baking, stir and flip well every 15 to 20 minutes to ensure even cooking. Start checking for doneness after 1 hour. See Baking Tips in the Notes below.
  5. Allow the sheet pan to sit out, uncovered, at room temp for a few hours, or overnight. The mix will continue to crisp up as it cools.

Notes

  • Baking Tips for Step 4 - Coconut and dried fruit can burn easily so keep an eye on it and if yours is looking done much sooner than 75 minutes, so be it. Or if you need to bake it for 90 minutes, that is fine. 75 minutes is only a guideline since all ovens and the exact combination of ingredients will vary.
  • Don't be alarmed if it looks like there is lots of coconut oil pooling at the bottom of the pan as the mix bakes. This will mostly absorb over time, but not completely.
  • Even if you bake it for 90+ minutes, it's the nature of coconut oil to not fully absorb. When you eat this snack, you will see coconut oil on your fingers. Embrace the moisturizing effects of coconut oil.
  • Storage: Mixture will keep airtight for at least 10 days at room temp.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1serving Calories 294kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 36g (12%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 16g (25%) Saturated Fat 13g (65%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g Sodium 355mg (15%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 17g (34%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 294

% Daily Value*

Serving 1serving
Calories 294kcal 15%
Carbohydrates 36g 12%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 16g 25%
Saturated Fat 13g 65%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g 12%
Sodium 355mg 15%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 17g 34%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.